How to turn disappointment and despair into success with playwright Jack Canfora

To be a writer is one of the most rewarding occupations imaginable but the writer’s journey is tough – we need emotional resilience, courage, determination, and patience. 

This podcast is to help writers on that journey – the inner journey, as we experience the highs and lows of a writer’s life together.

Each week I chat with a guest exploring the psychological, emotional, and spiritual journey they have experienced as a writer, the lessons they have learnt – and are continuing to learn. 

As I talk to other writer’s and reflect on my own experience, I hope to discover how we might find abundance in our creative pursuits, achieving our goals the mindful way.

In this week’s episode I chat with Diane Gottlieb about her publication Awakenings: Stories of Body and Consciousness . We discuss the connectivity between body, mind and spirit. 

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Gail Aldwin is a novelist, poet, and scriptwriter. Her debut, The String Games, was a finalist in The People’s Book Prize and the Dorchester Literary Festival Writing Prize 2020.

Prior to the pandemic, Gail volunteered in Bidibidi, Uganda. The 2nd largest refugee settlement in the world.

In this episode, Gail and I discuss:

• Self-belief
• Persistence
• Trusting the journey

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Nita Sweeney is an award-winning wellness author, meditation leader, mental health advocate, ultra-marathoner, and writer coach – so, an excellent guest for this podcast. I was interested in exploring the inspiration and learning from three of Nita’s books.

·      Depression hates a moving target: How running with my dog brought me back from the brink (anxiety and depression)

·      Make Every Move a Meditation: Mindful Movement for Mental Health, Well-Being, and Insight.

·      You Should Be Writing: A journal of inspiration and instruction to keep your pen moving.

In this episode, Nita explains:

·      How running saved her life

·      How to appease your inner critic

·      And why you don’t have to sit still to meditate

Show notes and links:
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Each week I chat with a guest exploring the psychological, emotional, and spiritual journey they have experienced as a writer, the lessons they have learnt – and are continuing to learn. 

As I talk to other writer’s and reflect on my own experience, I hope to discover how we might find abundance in our creative pursuits, achieving our goals the mindful way.

In this episode I chat with  Annaliese Knop,  author and blogger. Anneliese writes fantasy with co-author Galadriel Coffeen and her blog, Look on the Dark Side, gives a fascinating account of her life with seeing dog, Greta. Anneliese was born with a genetic degenerative retinal condition, but this has not limited her in any way. She quotes:

 ‘Where is it written that all our dreams must be small?’ 

In this episode Anneliese explains:

·      Toxic Positivity

·      Toxic Perfectionism

·      Why we should love the things we hate about ourselves

·      Why dog owners and their dogs might benefit from couple's counselling

Show notes and links:
https://abrakdeborah.wordpress.com/category/the-mindful-writer/

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Sandell Morse is the prize-winning author of the memoir The Spiral Shell: A French Village Reveals Its Secrets of Jewish Resistance in World War II. In this episode Sandell explains:

·      How writing her memoir changed her perception of herself and her community.

·      Why she is still skiing at 82

 To be a writer is one of the most rewarding occupations imaginable but the writer’s journey is tough – we need emotional resilience, courage, determination, and patience. 

This podcast is to help writers on that journey – the inner journey, as we experience the highs and lows of a writer’s life together.

Each week I chat with a guest exploring the psychological, emotional, and spiritual journey they have experienced as a writer, the lessons they have learnt – and are continuing to learn. 

As I talk to other writer’s and reflect on my own experience, I hope to discover how we might find abundance in our creative pursuits, achieving our goals the mindful way.

Show notes and links:
https://abrakdeborah.wordpress.com/category/the-mindful-writer/

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Kim Nash is the author of uplifting, funny, heartwarming, romantic, feel-good fiction. Kim is Digital Publicity Director for publisher Bookouture (a division of Hachette UK) and is a book blogger at www.kimthebookworm.co.uk.

In this episode, Kim tells me:

·      How she turned her dreams and wishes into a reality.

·      How she keeps going when the going gets tough. 

Show notes and links:
https://abrakdeborah.wordpress.com/category/the-mindful-writer/

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To be a writer is one of the most rewarding occupations imaginable but the writer’s journey is tough – we need emotional resilience, courage, determination, and patience. 

 This podcast is to help writers on that journey – the inner journey, as we experience the highs and lows of a writer’s life together.

 Each week I chat with a guest exploring the psychological, emotional, and spiritual journey they have experienced as a writer, the lessons they have learnt – and are continuing to learn. 

 As I talk to other writer’s and reflect on my own experience, I hope to discover how we might find abundance in our creative pursuits, achieving our goals the mindful way.

In this week’s episode, Laurence Anholt, award winning author, explores the relationship between fathers and sons, and shares some useful writing tips.

Laurence Anholt has been at the forefront of UK publishing for thirty years and consistently amongst 150 most borrowed authors from UK libraries across all genres.

His award-winning books span every age from baby board books, through to his adult crime series, The Mindful Detective.

In this episode Laurence talks about fathers and sons:

 ·      How his father’s experience as a young man liberating Belson had a ripple effect on the generations that followed.

·      How criticism is like weed-killer on the shoots of new life.

·      Why we should embrace the light and shade in our lives.

Show notes and links:
https://abrakdeborah.wordpress.com/category/the-mindful-writer/

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To be a writer is one of the most rewarding occupations imaginable but the writer’s journey is tough – we need emotional resilience, courage, determination, and patience. 

This podcast is to help writers on that journey – the inner journey, as we experience the highs and lows of a writer’s life together.

 Each week I chat with a guest exploring the psychological, emotional, and spiritual journey they have experienced as a writer, the lessons they have learnt – and are continuing to learn. 

 As I talk to other writer’s and reflect on my own experience, I hope to discover how we might find abundance in our creative pursuits, achieving our goals the mindful way.

 In this week’s episode, Leah Bailey, a poet, and teacher of English language and literature, explains how we use language to:

·      Connect with other people

·      Make sense of our world

·      Express how we are feeling

·      Process thoughts, and emotions.

Leah also shares some practical exercises to write for wellbeing and reads two beautiful poems.

Show notes and links:
https://abrakdeborah.wordpress.com/category/the-mindful-writer/

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To be a writer is one of the most rewarding occupations imaginable but the writer’s journey is tough – we need emotional resilience, courage, determination, and patience. 

 This podcast is to help writers on that journey – the inner journey, as we experience the highs and lows of a writer’s life together.

 Each week I chat with a guest exploring the psychological, emotional, and spiritual journey they have experienced as a writer, the lessons they have learnt – and are continuing to learn. 

 As I talk to other writer’s and reflect on my own experience, I hope to discover how we might find abundance in our creative pursuits, achieving our goals the mindful way.

Isabella May is a level 4 pranic healer, and the author of foodie, romance, journey books. Having experienced domestic violence and the birth of a still born daughter, Isabella went on a spiritual journey.

  In this interview Isabella tells me how her understanding of The Law of Attraction, and Pranic Healing have transformed her life and led to her to a deeper understanding about her journey as a woman, and as a writer.

Show notes and links:
https://abrakdeborah.wordpress.com/category/the-mindful-writer/

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To be a writer is one of the most rewarding occupations imaginable but the writer’s journey is tough – we need emotional resilience, courage, determination, and patience. 

This podcast is to help writers on that journey – the inner journey, as we experience the highs and lows of a writer’s life together.

Each week I chat with a guest exploring the psychological, emotional, and spiritual journey they have experienced as a writer, the lessons they have learnt – and are continuing to learn. 

As I talk to other writer’s and reflect on my own experience, I hope to discover how we might find abundance in our creative pursuits, achieving our goals the mindful way.

In this week's episode I chat with Gabriel Constans and discover how writers can:

Find balance in life

Achieve writing goals with a calm and quiet mind

Fulfil their potential and purpose

 Gabriel Constans is the author of fiction, and non-fiction. His book A Brave Year (52 Weeks Being Mindful) draws on his lifetime practice of daily meditation.

Show notes and links:
https://abrakdeborah.wordpress.com/category/the-mindful-writer/

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