Michele Davis' Reaction to Slater Nalley's American Idol Journey, Her Poem and His Song "Traces of You", and Their Duet: Ep 40

About this episode

Michele Davis shares her journey of transforming grief into creativity through a poem that became a song performed on American Idol.

Thank you so much for listening! We'd love to hear from you---what you would love to hear, what you like, what helped, etc. With love, Warrior Moms Michele & Amy A remarkable transformation unfolds when heartbreak meets creativity. Michele Davis, co-host of Warrior Moms podcast and grieving mother, shares the extraordinary journey of how her poem about her son Carter became "Traces of You" - a song her student Slater performed on American Idol that's now touching millions of lives across ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Michele Davis, Amy Durham

Guest: Slater Nalley

Topics covered

• grief
• creativity
• music
• transformation
• motherhood
• child loss

Keywords

• grief
• creativity
• American Idol
• Traces of You
• motherhood
• child loss
• poem
• music

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Traces of You

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