Flourishing After Disaster: Patrice Francis + Selah Moonie

Bahamian playwright and teacher Patrice Francis performs a dramatic piece about recovering from Hurricane Dorian, live at the Fuze Art Fair at Bahamar . Patrice wrote the piece based on the research of Dr. Stephanie Hutcheson , who describes what she learned about post-traumatic growth. Songwriter Selah Moonie talks about holding on to her inspiration and artistry in an economic environment that prizes cover songs, and plays a brand new song with her band. Chapters 00:02:50 Patrice Francis performs a piece she wrote in response to Dr. Hutcheson's research 00:23:10 Dr. Hutcheson speaks about grief and resilience 00:30:36 Selah Moonie speaks about writing her new song SongWriterPodcast.com Instagram.com/SongWriterPodcast Facebook.com/SongWriterPodcast TikTok.com/@SongWriterPodcast YouTube.com/@SongwriterPodcast SongWriter is a music and songwriting podcast that turns stories into songs. Host Ben Arthur invites writers, poets, and musicians to share a story or poem, then pairs it with an original song written in response. Along the way, the show explores the creative process through intimate conversations and performances. Guests have included Questlove, Susan Orlean, David Gilmour, David Sedaris, George Saunders, and many more. Distributed by PRX, SongWriter also appears on the syndicated radio program Acoustic Café and in Paste Magazine. Learn more at SongWriterPodcast.com . Season seven is made possible by a grant from Templeton World Charity Foundation

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Flourishing After Disaster: Patrice Francis + Selah Moonie is an episode from SongWriter by Ben Arthur.

This episode is 46:18 long.

This episode was published on Jan 27, 2026.

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