Experience artist, poet, inquirer,
& advocate for a saner world.
As a professional facilitator, podcast host and poet, embodied listening and expression are central to Brooking's daily life and practice.
With a background in healing and creative arts and a deep history of geekery in systems change and non-profit strategy, much of Brooking's work is rooted in a desire to help us connect more fully - with ourselves, with each other, with love and joy, and with this one wild beautiful world we are struggling to steward at this 11th hour for our species.
As a writer, she's slowly plodding toward some formal publications to get more of her work out on the page. And in the meantime, she is often found putting on experiential workshops and shows that blend poetry and music with collective presence - hoping to help us all live a little more in our hearts than the striving mind.
To learn more:
- Check out her Tedx Talk for a bit more about her philosophy of poetry as a way of life.
- Check out her Podcast for interviews with beautiful people working to build a world without waste.
- Check out the Emergence Collective for more on her work as a social change coach and facilitator.
- Sign up for the mailing list for event updates, & follow her on Instagram for the latest musings.
A note on names: Brooking is an English name from her father's side of the family. Caldwell is an Irish name from her mother's side, and her middle name. She uses it (instead of Gatewood) in her pen-name to honor her maternal lineage. For published works, look for B. Caldwell.
(photo by Karin Bliznik)