Casa de Maria Publisher: WRITE...REFLECT...REIMAGINE
Write…Reflect…Reimagine Ⓡ is the official podcast of Casa de María Publisher, an independent publishing house committed to amplifying diverse and underrepresented voices.
This podcast series is a sanctuary for emerging and established marginalized writers, poets, and screenwriters seeking both inspiration and practical strategies to navigate the publishing world.
Each episode features powerful conversations with published authors, visionary poets, and industry professionals who have carved their own path in a system that often overlooks their stories.
Listeners will gain access to behind-the-scenes insight, creative routines, and actionable advice—from writing residencies to manuscript pitching, self-publishing, traditional routes, and everything in between.
Casa de Maria Publisher: WRITE...REFLECT...REIMAGINE
Episode 2: Writing as Witness and Healing
Writing is not only an act of craft. It is an act of presence, memory, and care.
In this episode, Dr. Vilma Luz Cabán explores writing as a form of witness and a pathway toward healing. She reflects on how writing can honor lived experience without turning pain into performance or productivity, and how ethical storytelling begins with intention, consent, and respect for the writer’s inner pace.
This conversation examines the difference between witness and exposure, the relationship between writing and the nervous system, and the importance of cultural context and collective memory. Drawing from personal reflection and community-centered values, this episode invites writers to consider how language can hold truth without rushing it toward resolution.
Rather than offering formulas or demands, this episode creates space. Space for writers to listen inward, to write from the edges when needed, and to understand restoration as part of the creative process.
This episode is for writers, artists, and cultural storytellers who believe that stories deserve care, that voice matters even when it speaks softly, and that writing can be a place where we are not abandoned.
Casa de María is a publishing home rooted in dignity, cultural integrity, and creative restoration. Explore our free webinars, writing retreats in Puerto Rico, and curated anthologies.
