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Aligning with Divine Creativity

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I can do this thing. Right? I got this. In any creative… Whether it’s this, a podcast or a meditation or writing an article or writing a chapter for a book or writing a book, it’s really taking yourself out of the way and aligning with the birth of what you’re creating so that it can come through.

Crystal Cockerham
Crystal Cockerham

Aligning with Divine Creativity

Episode #71

Guest Speaker – Crystal Cockerham

Do you have a person in your life that just gets you? She can call out your bullshit when necessary and can inspire you to be a better person all in one conversation? That person, for me, is today’s podcast guest. I would love to introduce you to Crystal Cockerham.

Crystal has a creative soul and a natural way of guiding women on their divine feminine journey. The first time she joined me in the Pen to Paper Press podcast studio was March 2021. Episode eight, Aligning with Your Audience, brought forth a memorable conversation and the animal messages she received reinforced our conversation.

There are elements of this conversation that can be considered a coaching session for me. Crystal, in all her brilliance, got me to share where I am with various projects. During the editing process of the audio file, I hand wrote a bit of wisdom she expressed to me. It will serve as a reminder and motivation to keep going. She said, “It sounds like what you’re doing is you’re putting together a process of your trials and errors and things that have worked for you and things that don’t work for you because they’re going to work for those people who are going to be taking your course.” Now I need to come up with, and create, a course to share with y’all. I guess this is where I write – stay tuned.

Crystal Cockerham is the author of Awaken Your Divine Wisdom and co-author of over ten collaborative books. In August, Crystal released her Goddess Collection jewelry line. She is a Certified Red Tent Facilitator and spiritual mentor.

In this Pen to Paper Press Podcast episode, you will hear:
.:. The animal sign that Crystal received in episode eight.
.:. What it means to allow divine timing.
.:. How she writes the first draft of written projects.
.:. How divine alignment manifested an artistic collaboration to develop the Goddess Collection jewelry line.
.:. How to learn the patterns that work better for you.
.:. Tips for staying focused on writing.
.:. Ways to come into your own alignment as a creator.
.:. Managing your energies, and asking, “What do I want?”
.:. Who is the faithful general?

Pour a mug of rose tea for yourself and enjoy this insightful episode to get you into alignment with your creativity.

Who is Crystal Cockerham?
International Best-Selling Author, Certified Red Tent Facilitator, and Spiritual Mentor, Crystal Cockerham works with awakened, empathic women to unlock the shackles of pain, shame and self-condemnation so they can reclaim their sovereignty and liberate themselves from the world’s perceptions and become the women they are truly meant to be so they can live a connected, joy-filled life. Visit CrystalCockerham.com to learn more. Facebook: Feminine Wisdom Keepers and Facebook: Wisdom Awakens

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The Stories Writers Tell Themselves

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I never felt more myself than when I sit and write.

Judy James
Judy James, author of "Out of Hiding; Finding the Courage to be Me"

The Stories Writers Tell Themselves

Episode #68

Guest Speaker – Judy James

Taking the time to just be is an activity many of us shlep off, thinking we’ll get to that when we have the time. What is it we are afraid of finding when we look inward? Why do we “hide” our true self from Self?

Judy James has spent forty-two years standing behind her clients as their hairdresser. She’s heard it all. As an empath, she did what most empaths do and took on much of what her clients were feeling and took on those emotions as her own. In Out of Hiding, Judy shares her experiences and inspires us to explore who we are and to “share the magic we came here to share”.

In this Pen to Paper Press Podcast episode, you will hear:
.:. The story of how Judy gained the title as an inspirationalist.
.:. Whether writing a book was something she hoped to do one day.
.:. Who she wrote her book for.
.:. At what point of the book writing/publishing process did Judy claim, “I am a writer.”
.:. Several examples of why we are in deep fear of our greatness.
.:. About Judy’s writing process.
.:. Judy’s pearls of wisdom on love and fear.
.:. What she has tattooed on her wrists and the backstory.

Pour a mug of iced tea for yourself and enjoy this inspirational conversation about trusting our intuition and getting out of our own way.

Who is Judy James?
Judy James is the best-selling author Out of Hiding; Finding the Courage to be Me and co-author of 52 Weeks of Gratitude Journal. She is a speaker, Reiki Master, and an inspirationalist who is passionate about connection, growth, learning, and teaching. She strives to live intentionally from a place of love and help others to do the same through her teaching and guidance. Judy believes that when we change, the world changes. Discover how she is making a difference to the lives of others at judy-james.com.

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Dare to Publish

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Time is now. Just do what you always wanted to do. Not tomorrow. Now! I’m training people for new business, and I always say to them, More than ever, it’s time that you can truly fulfill your dreams. …and, if you have the feeling that you want to write a book? Just write it. Fear is between our ears.

Bernadette Bruckner
Bernadette Bruckner

Episode #64

Guest Speaker – Bernadette Bruckner

It is amazing what we can accomplish when we mentally “step out of the way” and write from our heart. When the words flow, and we are in the zone, it’s a good chance you are channeling the content from a divine source. Bernadette and I talk about what it is like to channel the content for her books. When this happens, it is not a time to question where the words and storyline are coming from. Simply write. Get the information on paper.

Trusting the process of channeling can be difficult. Often family members, friends do not accept the content, and, sometimes, parts of society. What happens to the channel when we don’t share the messages we receive?

In this Pen to Paper Press Podcast episode (part one), you will hear:
.:. Why did Bernadette stop jogging?
.:. The number of books has she written and in what languages.
.:. Trust the timing.
.:. How Bernadette decides who will assist with completing each book she writes.
.:. Is Bernadette writing a new health care system?
.:. As an introvert, how did her near-death experiences impact her writing?
.:. Was it an easy decision for Bernadette to create her own publishing company?
.:. Does Amazon have a good reputation in Austria?

In part two, the topic of Covid-19 naturally came into the conversation when we began talking about the health care system. What I said about why there is a resistance to changing our mindset rolled off my tongue. It was clear, I channeled the insight, Here is what I saids, “…because it’s familiar; because they know what to expect. When we change our mindset, our expectations cannot be the same as they were yesterday. Yet, what do we so badly want? We want things to be familiar. We want to know what to expect. When we walk on foot in front of the other in complete darkness, all we have to do is open up our eyes and see we light our own way.“ I cannot think of anyone who needed to hear that message more than myself. Wow. I love when that happens.

In this Pen to Paper Press Podcast episode (part two), you will hear:
.:. Did Covid-19 bring “blessings”.
.:. In what way does Bernadette feel Covid-19 had a positive impact at a global level.
.:. What has the past several years taught us?
.:. What is fear? What is the reason of fear?
.:. The mother-child bond in life and death.
.:. Is it possible to build an empire with one book?
.:. Whether or not she always want to be a writer.
.:. Trust that the right people are coming at the right time.

Dare to publish. You never know who you can inspire and the lives you’re impacting with your story.

Pour a mug of chai tea for yourself and enjoy this motivational conversation about trust with Bernadette Bruckner. Dare to publish your books.

Who is Bernadette Bruckner?
Bernadette Bruckner is internationally active as a holistic trainer in health, nutrition and mental health, and working on a PhD in “Health framing”. She is the award-winning author of First Aid for the Soul: A First-Aid Kit for Psychological Self-Help (German and English), Marketing Impulse of Tomorrow (German), Disrupt Everything (German and English), Chill-in Instead of Burn-out (three languages), and more. Learn more about her at LeanHealth4Business.com (German) and bernadettebruckner.com.

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How an Author is Destined to be a Butterfly

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How an Author is Destined to be a Butterfly

Episode #60

Guest Speaker ~ Stephanie Miller

“We are not destined to be a caterpillar. We are destined to be a butterfly.”
– Stephanie Miller

Every author faces a moment when the blank page becomes, metaphorically speaking, a locked door. How many times have you tried to do everything in your power to turn the handle or slam against the door that is not meant to be opened in this moment?

The locked door is one of many metaphors shared in this Pen to Paper Press Podcast episode. My conversation with Stephanie Miller focused on how a writer, much like a caterpillar, transforms into an author (butterfly). I cannot think of a better example of explaining the stages of our written projects.

Stephanie is a brilliant young woman, wife, mother of two children, writing and spiritual growth coach, author, and speaker. She is the author of The Butterfly Blueprint: How to Renew Your Mind and Grow Your Faith and is writing another book.

Writer’s block. What is it? When faced with resistance, there is an element of you that is beckoning to be explored. One way we can do this is by journaling. It helps to clear our mind, develop the storyline, and (of course) release lingering emotions at the root of the writer’s block.

In this Pen to Paper Press Podcast episode, you will hear:
.:. Who inspired Stephanie to journal, and if she journals on a regular basis.
.:. Does Stephanie prefer structure when writing her books?
.:. How to move through our stuck-ness when the words do not come forth when writing.
.:. What to do when we grasp the handle of a locked door.
.:. Whether she recommends writers self-edit when writing the first draft.
.:. Easy ways to market products, services, and books organically.

Pour a mug of lavender lemon tea for yourself and enjoy our light-hearted conversation about trusting the natural journey of becoming a published author.

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Who is Stephanie Miller?
Stephanie Miller is a writing and spiritual growth coach, author and speaker. Her coaching ministry, Butterfly Beginnings focuses on helping individuals grow spiritually by recognizing that creative process is also a spiritual process. She has authored and co-authored several books including her book, The Butterfly Blueprint: How to Renew Your Mind and Grow Your Faith. When she is not chasing her two children around, she enjoys coffee with friends, and reading. Learn more at butterfly-beginnings.com

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The Soul of the Story

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The Soul of the Story

Episode #59

Guest Speaker ~ Kris Groth

“Being true to myself, being true to the books and not trying to change them to meet the expectations of what other fiction writers are doing (that was a big temptation). It’s much easier to make a living as an author if you’re writing what people are already buying. It’s more of a challenge to break away from that mold and do something different, because you don’t know how it’s going to be received, how to market it, or how to get it out there to the people who would resonate with it. Setting that aside, that expectation of, okay, if it’s a fiction book, it needs to be like this. Allow it to be the beautiful, unique thing that it is.”
– Kris Groth

Are words your friend?

Before Kris Groth became a best-selling author, she entertained the belief that words were not her friend. The creative journey of writing a book was not an aspiration until she received divine guidance. With a knowing to trust her intuition, she followed her heart and listened to the soul of the story.

What would you accomplish if you acknowledged and pursued your soul’s calling instead of the rambling thoughts and perceptions that are stifling? Your words have power.

Once she considered the idea of writing, opportunities presented themselves to her. She enrolled in a writing program, took part in collaborative book projects, and focused on writing a first draft. There are many benefits in contributing to an anthology (collaborative book). It provides writers valuable guidelines on ways to write, edit, and market books. The insight gained is priceless and beneficial when self-publishing.

Kris and I spoke on the topics of the vulnerability and feeling what our characters feel as they go through traumatic events in the storyline. In Kris’ second book, Soul-icitude, a character experiences abuse. This is not something Kris has experienced. She shares where she got her insight to tell the story from a point of experience, and the emotional toll it had on her.

One of the bigger challenges Kris faced was determining how to categorize her book genre. Find out how she wrote the book description to ensure readers knew what the book was about without giving away the story and what categories she used when listing the books. Is she promoting it as a romance, personal growth, metaphysical, general fiction, or something else?

In this Pen to Paper Press Podcast episode, you will hear:
.:. Why Kris weaves the word soul into her book titles.
.:. How intuition guided her creative journey.
.:. If Kris used an outline to write her books.
.:. How to determine the categories to list your book when it covers multiple genres.
.:. Can you write a character’s point of view if you have not experienced the emotional trauma in the story and have it be realistic?
.:. Upon receiving divine guidance to write a book, how to trust the process.
.:. Many of the lessons Kris has learned on the journey to becoming a best-selling author.

Pour a mug of rose tea for yourself and enjoy our light-hearted conversation about trusting our intuition, marketing books, and growing an audience.

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Who is Kris Groth?
Kris Groth is an intuitive energy healer, spiritual teacher, & bestselling author. Her fiction books in the Soul Healing Series, Soul-iloquy and Soul-icitude, weave together her love of women’s fiction and romance with her knowledge and experience in spirituality and healing. For over twenty years, Kris has worked with clients all over the world through healing sessions, classes and meditations, now through these books, she hopes to bring this healing and wisdom to a wider audience. Discover and follow Kris’ journey at kristeengroth.com and krisgroth.com.

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Does Forgiveness Mean to Forget?

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Does Forgiveness Mean to Forget?

Episode #56

Guest Speaker ~ Lisa Drennon

“We are not meant to live this life focused on negative; focused on unforgiveness; focused on the bad stuff. We are meant to live, flourish, and to live in abundance. We are meant to enjoy every moment, because tomorrow is not promised. If you think about how important our breath is; the breath of life can be taken in a minute.”
– Lisa Drennon

Forgiveness.

What is forgiveness? Does it lead to forgetting the situation? Should forgiveness be combined with forgetting?

Most of us carry something, an event, that lurks just inside our personal history that we would be devastated if someone found out about it. There may be a person, or a group of people, that did something you consider unforgivable. How could they do that to me?
We have the choice to forgive. It is a choice. Forgetting is optional. What if it is Self we need to forgive?

I admit, fifteen minutes prior to connecting with Lisa Drennon, the author of Forgiving the Girl Inside: finding balance, freedom, & fun in your life, I was apprehensive of our conversation. To ease my nervousness, I grabbed two Arkansas crystal quartz I mined several years ago and held one in each hand, closed my eyes, and set the intention I would remain open to the flow of our conversation. Lisa and I had spoken previous to the interview and I knew in my heart this was going to be a p-o-w-e-r-f-u-l conversation about a topic I (just like so many) struggle with – self-forgiveness.

Lisa and I talked about the power within our words; the emotion and energy we place on a word to give it value. The meaning of the words we unconsciously say do have an impact on Self and the person before us. Whether we know it or not, an intention is being set. When we begin defining the words we nonchalantly state, how we verbalize shifts to be a clearer representation of what we intend to communicate.

Every single one of us has done something we are not proud of or have a secret, or both. The information, guidance, and techniques Lisa shares will help you to shift perceptions and reveal what needs to be healed. Most importantly, she provides us with ways for us to forgive ourself and others.

Weaved throughout this episode is Lisa’s experience of writing Forgiving the Girl Inside. She shares her writing process along with what thoughts and beliefs she revealed while writing the first draft. It was interesting to hear how Lisa transformed the content to not blame, but to heal.

In this Pen to Paper Press Podcast episode, you will hear:
.:. The definition of forgiveness.
.:. Does forgiveness mean forgetting?
.:. What led Lisa to cry out to God, “Enough! I can’t take this anymore.”
.:. Tools Lisa used to change her mindset.
.:. Techniques to help you forgive Self and others.
.:. The impact of our words on Self (mirror-work).
.:. Who were the initial people she wrote about in the first draft of her book?

Forgiveness is not forgetting; it is the process of releasing the hold it has on us. Will you take the challenge to shift your mindset?

“When you appreciate yourself, you can move mountain.”

Pour a mug of soothing chamomile tea for yourself and listen to this heart-centered conversation.

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Who is Lisa Drennon?
Lisa Drennon was born and raised in Rochester, New York. She is the author of Forgiving the Girl Inside: finding balance, freedom, & fun in your life and founder of Divine Timing Ministries, a safe place for women seeking post-abortion care. As a Mindset Business Strategist, she helps ambitious Christian women entrepreneurs transform the vicious cycle of self abuse into joy and peace by trusting God as their CEO and truly mastering self-forgiveness. Learn more about Lisa’s journey at lisadrennon.com.

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In the Moment with Our Inner Critic

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In the Moment with Our Inner Critic

Episode #53

Guest Speaker ~ Elizabeth R. Kipp

“I got to a point where I said, ‘You know what inner critic? You’re getting a makeover.’ I gave it a makeover; what she wore, her hair, what she smelled like, the kind of food she was eating, her location, and all that stuff. …I thought to myself, well, you know, she sounded like a supreme court judge for a long time. Stern. Always making a judgement. I asked, ‘How could I change that voice?’”
– Elizabeth Kipp

What is chronic pain? For those of us who do not experience relentless physical aches and pains, the answer may surprise you. How Elizabeth Kipp defined it was not what I was expecting. It is clear she has an intimate understanding. 

Elizabeth and I spent our time talking her about her book and how ‘being in moment’ impacted her healing and the process of writing her book. You will find out why she gave her inner critic a make-over and who’s voice she hears now when the inner critic speaks (you’re going to love who it is).

I learned a lot from Elizabeth. It is my hope this conversation helps to bring more compassion into the world. And, a better understanding of chronic pain.

In this Pen to Paper Press Podcast episode, you will hear:
.:. The definition of chronic pain and where Elizebeth sought healing.
.:. The impact of being in the moment had on Elizabeth’s life.
.:. Why she wrote her book.
.:. Her experiences with the inner critic and the make-over she gave her inner critic.

Pour a mug of rose tea for yourself and enjoy listening to our very educational conversation focused on healing and our voice.

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Who is Elizabeth R. Kipp?
Elizabeth Kipp is a Chronic Pain Specialist, Yoga-Informed Addiction Recovery Coach, Ancestral Clearing® Practitioner, Yoga and Meditation Teacher, and international best-selling author of The Way Through Chronic Pain: Tools to Reclaim Your Healing Power. Elizabeth healed from 40+ years of chronic pain, anxiety, panic attacks, and 32 years of addiction to prescribed opiate and benzodiazepine medication. Learn more about Elizebeth’s journey at Elizabeth-Kipp.com.

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The Best-Selling Author and the Princess Pup

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The Best-Selling Author and the Princess Pup

Episode #43

Guest Speaker ~ Vatsala Shukla

“When you start writing, write about something that touches your heart. When you do that, it touches like-minded hearts.”
– Vatsala Shukla

Vatsala Shukla is a best-selling author, Change Catalyst, Executive and Career Coach. She has a natural gift of mentoring professionals to achieve their desired career aspirations and authentic life balance. In November, she self-published Miss Coco – The story of a Princess Pup who changed my life forever.

One true blessing of social media is it has brought the world a little closer. I am grateful for the friendships and working relationships that have evolved and would never have otherwise blossomed. In today’s episode, I speak with a brilliant woman I met in a group thread years ago on Facebook.

We began our conversation talking about her beloved Miss Coco, who was lovingly nicknamed Princess Pup and she who must be obeyed. Vatsala wrote the story of Miss Coco to honor her dog’s memory and to assist in her grieving process. I was thrilled to learn how quickly her self-published book topped the Amazon charts, and who she feels assisted in its popularity.

It was through our participation in a weekly blog sharing thread that Vatsala and I learned about each other and became friends. She continues to share valuable insights; it’s been a long while since I logged my adventures in blog format. She shares what inspires her topics, how long it takes on average to create each article, and the intended audience of the content.

As the author of eight books, Vatsala has a wealth of knowledge for self-publishing. We talked about her experiences from writing to marketing and the element she enjoys the most.

Pour yourself a mug of chai and enjoy our informational conversation centered around writing from the heart.

You can read The Adventure Begins blog series at ckkochis.com/the-adventure-begins.

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Biography:
Vatsala Shukla, is a best-selling author, Change Catalyst, Executive and Career Coach who mentors professionals to achieve their desired career aspirations and authentic life balance. Vatsala’s words of wisdom: “I believe that knowledge is power. Everyone should improve themselves and/or business, no matter what stage in life they’re in. Whether it’s to develop a better mindset or to increase profits. Moving forward is key.” Read Vatsala’s blog articles and learn more about her services at karmicallycoaching.com and karmically.teachable.com.

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Is it Your Intention or Goal to Write Your Book?

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Is it Your Intention or Goal to Write Your Book?

Episode #42

Guest Speaker ~ Mary McGuire

“Believe the story you have is a valid one and one that people would listen to. Most would-be writers stop at that first step which is ‘Who would listen to me. I’ve read Y’s book or X’s book, and they are so much better. I could never achieve that standard.’ They stop at that first hurdle. Don’t stop there. Start where your story leads you. Write it down as it comes out.”
– Mary McGuire

Do you feel your story is insignificant? You might be surprised how many people feel what they are writing is of no, or little, value.

It is a well-known fact authors typically write about topics they are very familiar with and weave elements of themselves within the pages. Writing a blog post, book, or other means of sharing our experiences is how we offer guidance to others traversing a similar journey. Storytelling is a powerful. It communicates information to help us make sense of the world. When we realize how important our words, we notices there is an audience seeking our guidance.

Mary McGuire is the founder of ‘Find Your Joyful Life’ and author of The Female EDGE and Coming Home to You. The flow of our conversation was natural and expanded across the topics of transformation, writing, and self-love. Mary had a dramatic and sudden personal transformation that led her to understand that we all have a major transformation in us.

When asked how her two books on transformation differed, Mary’s response captivated my attention. Coming Home to You is about the journey back to self. One of the lessons from the book is how  we look at external success as success and failing to acknowledge what is going on inside. With The Female EDGE, she guides women to find their success in the workplace in their own terms. “Success is an inside job. We have to know who we are.”

THE EDGE MODEL – The four-stage transformation model for female leaders:
Evaluate -What has influenced your journey so far
Define – Where you want to go
Grow – Into the person you want to be
Empower – Your success

One of the pearl of wisdom she shared for writers is to just write your book. Mary explained on aspect, “What I did with both of the books was I carved out time. Well, first I set the intention I was going to write the book. I talk about intentions being very different from an idea, target, or goal. All of them are important. When you put an intention behind it, what you’re saying is, ‘I’m going to put my internal energy and my mind to the task to make sure I get it done because it’s important to me. If we set a goal that can be externally driven… but we sorta know we’re not going to to put the energy into it. Intention is a little bit deeper. We know internally we are connected to it and we’re going to do it.”

In addition to setting the intention, you will hear how Mary wrote Coming Home to You in nine months and The Female EDGE in three months. In this episode you will discover which element of publishing she found challenging and how she moved through her fear.

Pour yourself a mug of hot tea and enjoy our delightfully insightful conversation about the importance of our self-talk and setting intentions.

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Biography:
Mary McGuire, the founder of ‘Find Your Joyful Life’ and author of The Female EDGE – an exclusive career advancement program for women, has over 20 years experience working with global companies on major transformation. It was her own dramatic and sudden personal transformation that led her to understand that we all have a major transformation in us. In addition to being a published author, a Chartered Fellow of CIPD (UK) and holding an MSc and MBA, Mary is a regular contributor to performance management, a visiting lecturer and has qualifications in Emotional Intelligence Assessment (UK) and Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). She lives in Oxfordshire with her loving partner, Joy, and when she is not writing, coaching and advising, will be found in a corner reading a book. Learn more about Mary at findyourjoyfullife.com and agents2change.com.

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Money Mindset, Fear, & Aligning with Our Woo

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Money Mindset, Fear, & Aligning with Our Woo

Episode #40

Guest Speaker ~ Victoria Sexton

“In my book, I talk about mindset and the woo. I have a strong financial background and I’ve worked in finance for a long time. It’s really good to have an actual plan that you’re going to follow. Most of us know what we’re supposed to do, but we don’t do it. I think that’s where the woo comes in. Any way you can support yourself in taking these action steps then that’s what you should do. Your life, your money, can be anything you want it to be.”
– Victoria Sexton

What a wild ride it’s been! This is the 40th episode of Pen to Paper Press Podcast. I am beyond grateful for the opportunity to speak with so many talented and brilliant authors, editors, and publishers. Our words have power. Our stories matter!

 

How do you feel about money?

Do you believe you can attract more abundance (not just money) into your life with a bit of woo?

If you answered yes to that last question, you are going to love this giggle-inspiring, fun-loving, and educational podcast episode.

Victoria Sexton is a financial coach, the bestselling author of Effortless Money: How to Align Your Wealth and Your Woo, the founder of Align Wealth Coaching, and host of The Don’t Play With Trash podcast. After spending years of working in finance, and still not feeling confident about her money, she discovered her own secret sauce and shares a splash of it with us.

The idea of having a financial coach in the podcast studio was exciting. I knew we would explore money mindsets and how affirmations can shift our thinking. That’s obvious. What I was not anticipating was Victoria’s response when I asked her about her writing process. While listening, I knew in a heartbeat she was going to set many writers free from the “this is how it’s supposed to be done” mindset. The one technique she used worked perfectly for her and got the words onto the page. After all, isn’t that what matters?

The topics of our conversion covered unicorns, glitter, and got real serious when we discussed her book editing and publishing experience. Victoria shared how a situation that went awry led her to purchasing her own ISBN’s and what her plans are for the publishing company she unintentionally created. Her determination to do things her way, gifted Victoria the ability to expand how she will be guiding individuals on their money mindset journey. Victoria is an intelligent straight-talker with a grand sense of humor.

It is clear Victoria encourages everyone to be creative with making an income. She reinforced the concept of shifting our thoughts to receiving money is possible. “Don’t stay in the loop of how am I going to pay for this, or I don’t have money for ____,” she said. When we spoke about how she promoted her book to best-seller status, she had me re-think how to promote the 21-Day Writing Intensive program I’m offering.

Pour yourself a mug of pink lemonade and enjoy our educational, giggle-inspiring conversation. It is certain to inspire you to have fun with your money, invite the unicorns into your workspace, and saying affirmation to align with our woo.

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Biography:
Victoria Sexton is a financial coach, bestselling author, the founder of Align Wealth Coaching, creator of the Effortless Money System and host of The Don’t Play With Trash podcast. After spending years of working in finance and still not feeling confident about her money, she discovered her own secret sauce, combing a money mindset with a straightforward personal finance system. Now she teaches that same system to her clients. You can find out more about her by going to victoriasexton.com.

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Grateful for Pen and Paper

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Grateful for Pen and Paper

Episode #035

Guest Speaker ~ Jenny Mannion

“I love this podcast ’cause everyone has a story. Everyone has their gifts to share and it’s so important we do share with each other. In the past I have run women’s groups and it is such a beautiful thing for everyone to share their story because we do have commonality. It’s how we connect and find the similarities and the things we love about each other. That’s never been more important than now.”
– Jenny Mannion

The leaves on the trees outside my home have begun their transformation from lush greens to vibrant reds, oranges, and flaming yellows. The chill in the air and shorter daylight hours remind us that everything is always in transition. I cannot think of a better introduction to this week’s podcast episode.

Jenny Mannion is a beautiful soul I met on social media before social media consumed countless hours of our attention and time. We’ve been aware of each others online presence; yet, you would have no idea this conversation was the first time we have spoken to each other face-to-face (using Zoom).

Jenny is an International best-selling author, speaker, highly sought after intuitive, self-love activator, and media personality. The title to the book she wrote is A Short Path to Change: 30 Ways to Transform Your Life. She joined me in the studio for what quickly became a powerful conversation.

It didn’t take us long to find ourselves talking about the impact writing can have on our emotions and how we can use our journals to become aware of our self-perception. Allowing ourselves to shine, self-forgiveness, and perfectionism were only a few of the topics we explored. We both agreed that everyone has a story to share.

This heart-centered episode is filled with insights on how to forgive ourself, how writing prompts will bring awareness to our emotions, and activating self-love. This is truly a must-listen-to podcast!

What story are you telling your mind, body, spirit, and the world? Do you believe your words have the power to change your circumstances? What are you saying to Self?

Pour yourself a cup of green tea, step outside to breathe in the aromas of nature, and enjoy listening our motivational conversation that will inspire you to write.

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Biography:
Jennifer Mannion is an International best-selling author, speaker, highly sought after intuitive, self-love activator, and media personality. She is the author of A Short Path to Change: 30 Ways to Transform Your Life. Certified in over 15 healing modalities including Reconnective Healing, the Akashic Records, and Shamanism, Jenny’s intuitive gifts lead her to create the online class Embracing Bliss and the app Love365, which offers bite-sized actions & daily love notes to support your healing and ignite your inner flame. Discover more about Jenny at jennymannion.com

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Podcast music by Joseph McDade

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How Dogs Lead You Back to Self

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How Dogs Lead You Back to Self

Episode #033

Guest Speaker ~ Michael Overlie

“Your dog is trying to lead you back to you. You’ve been here the whole time; you just couldn’t remember who you are.”
– Michael Overlie

When I read the title of Michael Overlie’s book (on bookshelves this fall), Let Your Dog Lead, I wanted to know more. Michael, an author and coach, joined me in the Pen to Paper Press Podcast virtual studio to talk about three of our favorite things: dogs, writing, and guiding individuals to live a healthier lifestyle.

Our conversation began with his ability to communicate with animals since he was a child and then shifted to why he wrote his book. We shared an array of stories and lessons we’ve learned from our four-legged companions. Dogs (pets in general) have a unique role. They help us enjoy life, focus on the present moment, and extend unconditional love without judgment.

Pour yourself a cup of coffee, step outside with your dog, and enjoy listening our motivational conversation that will help you find the inspiration to write.Listen to more conversations about grieving.

Biography:
Michael Overlie has been able to deeply connect with animals since he was a small child. Now, as an author, coach, energy healer and happiness guide, he shares what is possible for others. His mission is to help men create a life of purpose through the teachings and love of their dogs. Learn more about Michael’s services at dogsandmen.com

We would love to read your reactions and thoughts about the topics we discussed. Did it resonate with you? Leave a comment below. To help us expand our audience, rate, follow, and review the podcast at podcast.pentopaperpress.com. Thank you.

Podcast music by Joseph McDade

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