Zen Ase lives in Houston, USA. She is a retired teacher, now working as an author and spoken word artist. Her books include the guided journal 'Zenergise Yourself' and the memoir 'Plenty of Guppies & Other Dating Misadventures' where Zen recounts life's triumphs and tumbles in the years immediately following her divorce - including dating psychology, relationships, and self-discovery, in an enlightening narrative that explores gender roles and identity outside of societal expectations.Listen in for top tips on helping your child improve literacy, how to improve your success in giving spoken presentations, and a reflection on struggling with grief. We are also treated to a live recital of Zen's hilarious poem 'Plenty Of Fish' written following one of her 147 dates in seven years. To find out more about Zen go to: Https://linktr.ee/zenase. ABOUT THIS SERIES #31Women is a unique initiative, intuited by our podcast host author Adrian Beckingham, to celebrate International Women's Day (March 8) across the whole month of March 2023. "Why have one day in the year to celebrate women? This podcast series is my push to begin by making it a month instead!"  31 women from a wide range of cultural origins and lifestyles, living in locations across the globe, are interviewed about their lives, passions, hurdles and triumph. These interviews will be broadcast, a different woman each day, across the 31 days of March.  The overall focus is to present to listeners a kaleidoscope of experiences about what it is to be a woman in 2023 - discovering through adversity, sometimes tragedy, always trials and triumph, a toolkit of true-life stories which offer a guiding light to act as a catalyst along a pathway toward self-identity, empowerment, and hope.  LOVE more episodes like this? Please DONATE: paypal.me/StoryMountainMan