Easy Peasy Books
This podcast is hosted by Gillian Whitney — Business Book Coach, Author Visibility Strategist, and 6x published author.
– For more information visit: EasyPeasyBooks.com
– Connect with her at: linkedin.com/in/gillianwhitney
Easy Peasy Books: From Author to Authority is the inspiring and practical podcast for business professionals looking to transform their expertise into published works.
This show features weekly conversations with successful writers who've navigated the journey from expertise to influence. Gillian also interviews industry experts in writing, publishing, and marketing to provide valuable insights.
The podcast explores three key pillars: crafting your manuscript, navigating self-publishing in the digital age, and implementing marketing strategies to attract your target audience. Whether you're penning your first draft or seeking to leverage your published book, Easy Peasy Books offers simple strategies to turn your literary work into your ultimate business card — opening doors to new opportunities, speaking engagements, and more clients.
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114: Stories That Heal: What Can Hold Us Back From Writing Our Book with Debs Penrice
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Do you want to write a book, but something keeps holding you back? In this episode, I chat with Debs Penrice, a solution-focused therapist and founder of Story Healing in Bristol, England. Debs shares three things that can hold us back as writers... fear, shame, and pain. We talk about why healing comes before sharing, why you should get the whole story on the page first and decide what to share later, and how hypnotherapy calms the brain so the words can flow.
Debs also takes us behind the scenes of Untold and Retold, a collaborative book that started with a simple LinkedIn post and brought together therapists, coaches, and well-being practitioners to turn real stories into fiction. Plus, she shares easy ways to get unstuck today, from a walk outside to why birdsong tells your brain it’s safe.
Chapters:
0:42 – Welcome and Meet Debs Penrice
1:54 – Fear, Shame, and Pain: Why Writers Get Stuck
4:43 – How Much of Your Story Should You Share?
10:58 – Stepping Out of Your Story Like an Author
12:43 – What Hypnotherapy Really Is
14:27 – The Story Behind Untold and Retold
22:06 – What’s Next: Book Two in the Series
23:52 – Simple Ways to Get Unstuck
26:14 – Automatic Writing and Why Birdsong Calms Us
28:16 – Where to Find Debs
- Debs Penrice: linkedin.com/in/debspenrice27
- Gillian Whitney: linkedin.com/in/gillianwhitney
- For more information checkout EasyPeasyBooks.com