Laura (she/they) is a writer, editor, and book coach who works with intuitive and magical writers who want to unearth their own writing stories and create a sustainable writing practice. In this episode, Eryn and Laura talk about:  Laura’s journey with creativity, writing, magic, and spirituality Using frameworks and support for our writing (and not) Pinning down key emotional moments and using them as a basis for fiction writing Unearthing and softly excavating our deepest stories Collaborating with the parts of you the story is coming from Figuring out the story you’re trying to tell Being open to the nonlinear creative writing process Rituals Laura uses in their writing process Different stages of the creative process where feedback may be more or less helpful Experiential learning through the writing process The inner work that goes along with writing Identifying learned myths in creativity Writing the true book that you’re meant to write Creating a sustainable writing practice  Blog for this episode: &nbsp; Connect with Eryn on their substack, . Explore the . Connect with Laura on their  and their new !

Ep. #285: Rituals for Creative Writing + Unearthing our Deepest Stories with Laura Ellen Joyce

Victoria Albina (she/her/ella) a Functional Medicine Nurse Practitioner, an herbalist, and a nervous system expert.&nbsp; In this episode, Eryn and Victoria discuss:  Her journey with health and healing How the stories we tell about ourselves and the world impact our somatic experience of life Vagus nerve and polyvagal theory! Different nervous system states Perceiving threat Finding safety in the nervous system slowly and steadily Allowing your body to complete the energy of what it wanted to do in a challenging moment&nbsp; Hypervigilance after trauma Self-love The fawn response, codependence, and people pleasing Attachment theory All of this existing in context of oppressive systems  Blog for this episode: &nbsp; Connect with Eryn on their substack, . Explore the . .&nbsp; Tune into Victoria's&nbsp; podcast and connect with her on Instagram .

Ep. #286: Whole-Body Healing: Nervous System, Gut Microbiome, Self-Love and More with Functional Medicine Nurse Practitioner Victoria Albina

Jeanna Kadlec (she/her) is a writer, astrologer, former lingerie boutique owner, and recovering academic. Her writing has appeared in ELLE, NYLON, O the Oprah Magazine, Allure, Catapult, Literary Hub, Autostraddle, and she's the creator of the New York Times-featured newsletter Astrology for Writers. A born and bred Midwesterner, she now lives in Brooklyn. HERETIC is her first book. In this episode, Eryn and Jeanna talk about:  Jeanna’s journey with Christianity &amp; deconstruction Grieving the loss of religion Not just replacing christianity with cut/copy/paste spirituality but actually figuring out what we believe Navigating having conservative, evangelical families Believing in people’s capacity to change Having hard conversations with family The particular loneliness of strained and estranged relationships with parents Reparenting ourselves  Check out the blog for this episode at &nbsp;&nbsp; .  and check out . Connect with Jeanna on her , . Read her book, , and check out her substack .

Ep. #287: Leaving Christianity & Navigating Religious Families as Queer People with Jeanna Kadlec

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