Thu February 21, 2019
On the Healing Power of Poetry: A Conversation with Jessica Semaan
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Born and raised in Lebanon, writer Jessica Semaan moved to the US at age 24 to attend Stanford Business School. Her recent debut collection of poetry offers an upfront and moving glimpse into her own imperfect journey of healing. Set against the backdrop of the Lebanese Civil War and her turbulent family life, Child of the Moon is a powerful reflection on her journey through fear, shame, despair, and the unconditional love that helped her begin to heal from childhood trauma.
Join Jessica as she shares more about her life and discusses her latest work, an illustrated poetry collection about finding light in the darkness.
Jessica Semaan was born and raised in Lebanon and moved to the US at age 24 to attend Stanford Business School. After a successful stint at Airbnb, Jessica founded The Passion Co.: a five-week program that helps people develop their passions. Now a resident of both San Francisco and Beirut, Jessica spends most of her time contributing to Medium, where she's a top writer in the categories of life, love, psychology, and poetry. Also a part-time instructor at Stanford Design School and a cofounder of 11 Empowered—a non-profit that supports organizations in developing countries focused on empowering girls and women—Jessica is currently pursuing a master's degree in interpersonal psychotherapy at CIIS.
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Join Jessica as she shares more about her life and discusses her latest work, an illustrated poetry collection about finding light in the darkness.
Jessica Semaan was born and raised in Lebanon and moved to the US at age 24 to attend Stanford Business School. After a successful stint at Airbnb, Jessica founded The Passion Co.: a five-week program that helps people develop their passions. Now a resident of both San Francisco and Beirut, Jessica spends most of her time contributing to Medium, where she's a top writer in the categories of life, love, psychology, and poetry. Also a part-time instructor at Stanford Design School and a cofounder of 11 Empowered—a non-profit that supports organizations in developing countries focused on empowering girls and women—Jessica is currently pursuing a master's degree in interpersonal psychotherapy at CIIS.
Born and raised in Lebanon, writer Jessica Semaan moved to the US at age 24 to attend Stanford Business School. Her recent debut collection of poetry offers an upfront and moving glimpse into her own imperfect journey of healing. Set against the backdrop of the Lebanese Civil War and her turbulent family life, Child of the Moon is a powerful reflection on her journey through fear, shame, despair, and the unconditional love that helped her begin to heal from childhood trauma.
Join Jessica as she shares more about her life and discusses her latest work, an illustrated poetry collection about finding light in the darkness.
Jessica Semaan was born and raised in Lebanon and moved to the US at age 24 to attend Stanford Business School. After a successful stint at Airbnb, Jessica founded The Passion Co.: a five-week program that helps people develop their passions. Now a resident of both San Francisco and Beirut, Jessica spends most of her time contributing to Medium, where she's a top writer in the categories of life, love, psychology, and poetry. Also a part-time instructor at Stanford Design School and a cofounder of 11 Empowered—a non-profit that supports organizations in developing countries focused on empowering girls and women—Jessica is currently pursuing a master's degree in interpersonal psychotherapy at CIIS.
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Join Jessica as she shares more about her life and discusses her latest work, an illustrated poetry collection about finding light in the darkness.
Jessica Semaan was born and raised in Lebanon and moved to the US at age 24 to attend Stanford Business School. After a successful stint at Airbnb, Jessica founded The Passion Co.: a five-week program that helps people develop their passions. Now a resident of both San Francisco and Beirut, Jessica spends most of her time contributing to Medium, where she's a top writer in the categories of life, love, psychology, and poetry. Also a part-time instructor at Stanford Design School and a cofounder of 11 Empowered—a non-profit that supports organizations in developing countries focused on empowering girls and women—Jessica is currently pursuing a master's degree in interpersonal psychotherapy at CIIS.
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