Jess Skyleson (they/them) is a stage IV cancer survivor and autistic artist-poet whose work encompasses narrative medicine, computational and sound poetry, and collaborative art. Jess is a Certified Listener Poet Cohort 13 alum.
In addition to being a Certified Listener Poet and Cohort 13 alum, Michelle Petties is a TEDx speaker, writer, facilitator of healing-through-reading-writing-and-storytelling workshops, and food addiction recovery expert.