Kate Connolly is the author of Learning To Fly, a recently published nonfiction book where she talks about how exposure to 'small t' traumas (interferences with one's sense of psychological safety) are more common than we realize, and this can ultimately lead to destructive coping mechanisms and behaviours. In this book she shares her experiences, as well as her (continued) healing journey: what this has been like and how it has helped her to go from surviving, to thriving. Kate Connolly believes that being open about, sharing, and processing our 'small t' traumas will enable us to alchemize them into something beautiful on an individual and collective level. She invites all her readers to do the same: "Let's start a movement!" 🤓 Read Learning To Fly by Kate Konnolly: https://www.amazon.com/Learning-Fly-Kate-Connolly/dp/B0C87MZWCX 🙋🏻‍♀️ Get in touch with Kate on Instagram: https://instagram.com/kate.jane.connolly ----- Brune Smith is a Book Coach for Empaths, and the Producer and Host of the Première Personne Podcast. 📚 ⁠Sept 3-Oct 29, 2023 group program with weekly coaching calls: Write & Self-Publish in 2 months!⁠ ✨Join Brune Smith for a ⁠Free Self-Publishing Masterclass for Empaths on Aug 23!⁠

What happens when inmates are given their voices back? Out of all the TEDx events Mark Lovett has organized in his career, the one inside prison was the most transformational. Both for him, and for the inmates and attendees in the room. Through his company Storytelling with Impact, Mark Lovett is now a Speaker Coach and Storytelling Workshop Facilitator. Get in touch with Mark on LinkedIn. --- Mentoned in this episode: 📘 TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking, by Chris J. Anderson 📘 How To Tell A Story: the Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling, from The Moth 🎧 Jessica Abel's 8-episode podcast series (also an excellent comic book) on storytelling, Out On The Wire 👀 Robin Steinberg's TED Talk: What if we ended the injustice of bail? 🎧 Ear Hustle podcast 🎧 The Memory Palace podcast 👀 From Gangster to Grace | Steve Miller | TEDxDonovanCorrectional 👀 TEDx at the US-Mexico border: TEDxMonumento258 --- Brune Smith is a Book Coach. She helps people like you write and self-publish a book in 2 months. https://experiencenarrative.com

Domi J. Shoemaker is a gender-free writer who lives near Portland, Oregon. Domi has quite simply changed my writing life, and they just might change yours. Domi spent several years with Tom Spanbauer's Dangerous Writers, and started the quarterly reading series, Burnt Tongue in 2012, just before snatching a gig with Lidia Yuknavitch for the launch of Dora: A Headcase. While finishing an MFA in Writing from Pacific University in 2015, Lidia asked Domi to help create the Corporeal Writing Seasonal Creative Lab Series. Domi is now the Seasonal Workshop Lead Facilitator, Corporeal Center Manager, as well as prime holder of space. Get in touch with Domi on Instagram, Facebook, on their website or through corporealwriting.com. --- PS: Write Your Book, Already: https://experiencenarrative.com

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Today, a book from 1934 provides key insights for my epic quest from 10-year chronic-pain sufferer to sciatica-free hiker. It’s called Becoming a Writer, by Dorothea Brande (special thanks to Lyn for recommending it!). —PS: if you have a book project that always seems to end up on the back burner, check out my writing + self-publishing program called « Write Your Book, Already » 👉 https://experiencenarrative.com

Emotional exhaustion before the start. I've had chronic pain in my lower back for 10 years, and am currently recovering from a sciatica. ⛰️ In 4 days, I am hiking a portion of the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, sciatica-free. And... I decided to get free from chronic pain... for good. This is my real-time physical, mental and spiritual prep. -Brune

Turns out, MarieKondo-ing the sh*t out of my house makes the pain go away. Literally. So today, I uncovered a new tool for my hike. Anyone else soothe their nervous system by organizing, color-coding, folding, sorting, rearranging? I've had chronic pain in my lower back for 10 years, and am currently recovering from a sciatica. ⛰️ In 4 days, I am hiking a portion of the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, sciatica-free. And... I decided to get free from chronic pain... for good. This is my real-time physical, mental and spiritual prep. -Brune PS: ⁠Write Your Book, Already.

Today though, I am not sciatica-free. But I'm seeing a glimpse of freedom. I've had chronic pain in my lower back for 10 years, and am currently recovering from a sciatica. ⛰️ In 5 days, I am hiking a portion of the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, sciatica-free. And... I decided to get free from chronic pain... for good. This is my real-time physical, mental and spiritual prep. -Brune PS: ⁠Write Your Book, Already.

- Trigger warnings: mental health, addiction, suicidal ideation. - Salika Peucelle's job title is Expert on Resilience and Mental Fitness in Times of Crisis, but she prefers defining herself as someone who tries to elevate people, in all areas of her life. In this episode, we discover how she shifted from 18 years of incredible hardship, to what she calls her "second" or "bonus" life. Salika talks about the social responsibility of healing, and the political standpoint from which she helps people access wellness to impact society as a whole. She also explains what it means to be a Mental Athlete and why it matters, and reveals how she has embraced her neurodivergent self to live a better life. And of course, we talk about our upcoming Camino... You can get in touch with Salika Peucelle on LinkedIn here, and Instagram here. PS: Write Your Book, Already.

The healing conundrum: what I focus on expands, and yet, in order to get free from pain, I absolutely need to look the pain in the eye. Until... I don't. I've had chronic pain in my lower back for 10 years, and am currently recovering from a sciatica. ⛰️ In 7 days, I am hiking a portion of the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, sciatica-free. And... I decided to get free from chronic pain... for good. This is my real-time physical, mental and spiritual prep. -Brune PS: ⁠Write Your Book, Already.