Episode 215: Your Stories Matter: How to Keep Writing When the World Feels Heavy

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This solo episode of the Thriving Authors Podcast is a part reflection, part commiseration, part love note from my weary-yet-hopeful spirit to yours.

If you are filled with anger and grief and sadness and rage around everything that is happening in our world—if the news feels so heavy and it’s been tough to feel motivated around your writing—if you are distracted and overwhelmed and low-energy—you’re not alone. I’m right there with you. And that’s exactly what we’ve been talking about in every single one of my coaching containers the past few weeks.

In this episode, I share…

·      simple ways to nourish yourself and your creative spirit

·      how to use your writing as a cornerstone of your resiliency, agency and empowerment

·      some writing prompts that might be helpful, including one I journaled on this week that whew, brought up way more than I was expecting

·      why our stories matter now more than ever (and how Bad Bunny’s inspiring Super Bowl performance was a beautiful example of that)

·      how to take your rage and let it flow through you onto the page, so you don’t become paralyzed by the emotional weight you are carrying each day

If this episode resonated with you, I’d love to hear what is helping you during these times and what is one tiny action step you are going to take this week to let your writing hold or carry you.

And I hope you'll join me Tuesday, February 17th from 9:30-10:30am PT for a LIVE workshop:

The #1 Reason Women Put Off Writing Their Book (why it’s a lie & how to fix it, so you can get your book written & published in 2026!)

I'll share:

• The 3 most common blocks I see keeping women from writing their books, and simple ways to move past them.
• My story of how I wrote & published YOUR BOOK MATTERS in 10 months at the "worst" possible time - when I was caring for a toddler and newborn, breastfeeding, working with clients & growing my business.
• What energized me and reconnected me with my spark and WHY I built my business in the first place!
• How my book became a huge part of growing my business to six figures working 10 hours/week.
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Sign up for the workshop HERE.

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