Exploring Creativity, Trauma, and Self-Discovery with Brendee Green Brendee Green is the producer of The Poetry Brothel Toronto and a multidisciplinary artist. In this conversation, she opens up about the experiences that shaped her: a love story that took her across Europe, the 2016 Paris attacks, a traumatic brain injury, eating disorder recovery, and learning to recognize the narcissistic family patterns she carried without knowing it. What emerges is a portrait of a woman who has turned every wound into a doorway, and built spaces where others can do the same. What You'll Hear in This Episode The body as battleground — Brendee traces her eating disorder back to childhood beauty standards and family dysfunction, and speaks honestly about what recovery actually looked like: CBT, journaling, and the slow work of self-compassion. Narcissistic family patterns — recognizing the dynamics she grew up inside, how they shaped her relationships, and the moment awareness became a turning point. The fairy and the safe space — Brendee's creative persona, her philosophy of play and nature, and why building community is not just her work. It's her medicine and offering to the world. Brendee Green is a multidisciplinary artist who believes in the intimacy and immediacy of art and community. A poet, actor, singer, songwriter, painter, photographer, graphic/set design, playwright, screenwriter. Brendee works professionally in theatre and film; writing, acting, directing, and producing. Her greatest pleasure - and challenge - to date has been in producing and directing the Poetry Brothel Toronto, a series of immersive literary cabarets produced in association with the Poetry Society of New York. As an extension of PBTO she also curates and facilitates accessible performing poetry and poetry writing workshops as well as open mic nights. You can follow Brendee and PBTO on instagram @poetrybrothel.to and tickets and info for upcoming events and shows are available at www.brendeegreen.com
