Episode 22 : Grey Zeigler

With March on the horizon, The Teachback drops Episode 22 today with Grey Zeigler. I remember Grey as a courageous and talented 8th Grader who celebrated her role as a performer and storyteller but who–like all adolescents–was still on the brink of stepping into her own identity, her own willingness to use her narrative voice to embrace the spotlight. Now, Grey is a professional musician living in Nashville and navigating a life and professional direction that both pays homage to the familiar curiosity-embedded identity of her youth, while also navigating onward and imagining what could be. As Grey puts it,

“I constantly try to bring my inner child to everything [in my adult life]…it’s almost like an uncontainable energy of chaos…You never know, if you don’t take that shot…” 

 

We are going to talk today about so much: intentionality and direction, eagerness, performing, going on stage, pain as a component of the creative process…

With that subtle invitation into the topics and ideas of this conversation, come join me as I sit down with a storyteller, a poet, a rockstar of the 21st Century. Sure, she’s someone who might have over 7 million views and 280k followers on TikTok…but the thing that impresses me most of all is the same thing I enjoyed about sharing time with her as a middle schooler: Grey is a really terrific human being, putting herself out there in the world, inspiring others and sharing her joy.

This is Grey Zeigler.

 

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Thanks again for tuning in. Here’s to connecting, reflecting, and staying hungry to learn.

 

This episode has been brought to you by the essence behind Grey’s music and identity. As she writes on her bio,  I write through pain and feeling and the words fall into place. I am fearless, bold, and unstoppable.

 

May this episode be an invitation for each of us to reach through our pain, to find the words & poetry that ring true to our experiences, and to own that fearless, bold and unstoppable kid that exists inside each of us.

 

And , in the first ever EXPLICIT CONTENT warning here on the teachback, I extend the invitation to listen to Grey’s song, “Back to You,” It’s a song about stepping forward with confidence, with courage, and grounded on the belief that there is always another path, always a different horizon , if we just tell ourselves that we can’t lose if we don’t stop moving.

 

Be sure to check out that one, as well as Grey's other songs on her website, greyzeigler.com or follow and like her videos and music on Youtube, Tiktok, Instagram, Spotify or whatever streaming services you enjoy.