Jen Fulwiler - People told me I wouldn’t be able to do this

Written By Father Michael Rennier

Welcome to our Symposium on Motherhood and Creativity - More Organic Than It May Appear. We are stunned by the quality of pieces we’ve been able to curate from mothers who are are writers and artists, and are very pleased to be able to host this conversation.

The conversation first appears in the print magazine, with pieces from Suzanne M. Wolfe, Shemaiah Gonzalez, Lindsay Younce Tsohantaridis, and Jody Collins.

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Jen Fulwiler explains how she was discouraged from public speaking and practicing the art of comedy because she’s a mother. In fact, her children were far more valuable to the creative process than she ever would have predicted.

We here at Dappled Things are huge Fulwiler fans, and we hope you enjoy this video she graciously made for us.

Father Michael Rennier

The Rev. Michael Rennier is Web Editor for Dappled Things. He is a Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of St. Louis. He is a regular contributor at Aleteia and posts Sunday homilies here. His book The Forgotten Language - How Recovering the Poetics of the Mass Will Change Our Lives, is available from Sophia Institute Press.

https://michaelrennier.wordpress.com/
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