I write poems and know stuff about things. My debut poetry collection, Healing Out Loud, is on sale now! Available to purchase via Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Alegria Publishing. DM me to purchase signed copy 📚 . . Diana Medina’s debut poetry collection, Healing Out Loud, is a poetic celebration of one woman’s journey towards wholeness, reinvention, and liberation. This collection explores the topics of Latino traditions, culture, identity, ancestry, depression, divorce, infertility, and the art of starting over. With a unique blend of poetry and prose, Medina’s gifts as a storyteller and spoken-word performer shine as she puts pieces of her soulful yet humorous struggles on the page for the world. This book is for anyone interested in embracing the healing power of the “laugh-cry” in their search for clarity and new perspectives on the same old problems. . . Diana Medina is a first-generation Mexican-American poet and educator born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. She is the Founder and Chief Merriment Officer of Off The Clocker, a company that provides poetic interventions for an ever-changing world in the form of events, micro-coaching, consulting services, inspirational merchandise, publications, and performances. She is also the Program Director at The Practice Space, a Bay Area nonprofit that seeks to build confidence and community through communication skill development programs for people of all ages. Diana is the daughter of Mexican immigrant parents, the youngest of 8 children, and tia to 22 nieces and nephews who she loves dearly. She is also a dog mom to Kika, a chihuahua she named after her maternal grandmother. Diana loves pop culture, cooking, coffee, puns, thrift stores, knitting, hip hop, home decor, and her huge hilarious family. All of which she has a poem or story about.