Today on the podcast, I welcome the artistic entrepreneur known as Marlena “Zen Ase” Johns who has lived an adventurous life, raising twin sons, and teaching high school for twenty-six years in the inner city. She was Teacher of the Year for AHS in 2011-2012 and 2017-2018, a Claes Nobel Educator of Distinction and a University of Chicago Distinguished Educator. One of her plays was performed at a local community center. She won a prose contest sponsored by the University of Houston. She’s performed poetry more times than she can count at over 50 venues, hosted, and organized over 50 live music, comedy and poetry shows, Laughz and Lyrics, to both handfuls of adoring fans and wall to wall, standing room only crowds. She’s the Houston organizer for 100,000 Poets for Change, and she’s been honored with a Congressional Award for activism. Her poetry and prose can be found in over a dozen anthologies and magazines including, “ Let’s Talk about Being Human,” “Selfhood,” “Restless,” “Five 2 One magazine”, “Caravel”, and “Switchback”.
She recently decided to include what she's learned from motivating students to help teens and adults accelerate mindset changes and replace limitations with possibilities. As of January 2023, she has created four books (three of them Amazon best sellers), a podcast- Zennurgy and a series of workshops
Book blurb
The Perfect Storm:
A Dive into Love, Loss, and Self-Discovery
Bestselling author Zen Ase's relationship journey continues in this captivating sequel to the bestselling Plenty of Guppies and Other Dating Misadventures: Lust, Loss, and Lessons of Love From 101 Dates- A Memoir Told in Poetry and Prose.
Hindsight is 20/20, and Zen's eyes are now wide open to secrets hidden by the most talked about Guppy. Since POG's release, her life has taken a dramatic turn, filled with new challenges and discoveries hinted at in the first book.
This sequel delivers a provocative, uncensored account of Zen's experiences with love, heartbreak, ecstasy, and self-discovery. Witness her journey from serial dater to committed partner, navigating the complexities of love and manipulation. The book delves into intuition, sacrifice, "relationship goals," and the age-old question: what are we truly willing to do for love?
Zen asks readers new and old, “Have you ever had an epiphany after a relationship ended, exclaiming, 'Now it all makes sense' "? If the answer is yes, then you'll see yourself in Zen's story. No matter your experiences, this book acts as a cheat code, breaking down relationship illusions and manipulation techniques.
Witness the shocking revelations of their next 22 months, experiences filled with suspense, romance, and poignant moments.
Prepare to get caught in The Perfect Storm, a thrilling sequel that is a certified page-turner.
To connect with Zen:
Spoken Word Artist: Zen Ase
Best Selling Amazon Author: Zennurgize Your Life, Volume 1; Plenty of Guppies and Other Dating Misadventures, You are Wanted and Loved Because You're You
Houston Organizer for: 100,000 Poets for Change
Host and Organizer for : Laughz and Lyrics
Host and Producer of the top 10% globally ranked: Zennurgy Podcast
Phone: 7135484936
Email: zapohtx@yahoo.com
Website: https://linktr.ee/zenase
Website: https://www.laughzandlyrics.com
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