S1 E7 Why Tina Wrote Her Memoir Fully in The Present And How That Helped Give Her Younger Self a Voice.

06/03/20 • 35 min

Invisible Stories: Write to be Seen

On today’s episode I speak to Tina Alexis Allen, author of Hiding Out: A Memoir of Drugs, Deception, and Double Lives.

In this episode we discuss:

Writing as a way to work through your trauma and past
How your book can “pay it forward” for others who need to hear what you went through
The impact your book has on individual readers and the feeling when they reach out to tell you this
How your ability to be brave and courageous is good for you in your healing, but how that provides hope and helps heal others

Enjoy the episode!

On today’s episode I speak to Tina Alexis Allen, author of Hiding Out: A Memoir of Drugs, Deception, and Double Lives.

In this episode we discuss:

Writing as a way to work through your trauma and past
How your book can “pay it forward” for others who need to hear what you went through
The impact your book has on individual readers and the feeling when they reach out to tell you this
How your ability to be brave and courageous is good for you in your healing, but how that provides hope and helps heal others

Enjoy the episode!

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S1 E6 How Readers Learn Through Stories and The Power of Being Vulnerable, Raw, and Relatable

On today’s episode, I speak to Dr. Tony Byers, author of The Multiplier Effect of Inclusion: How Diversity & Inclusion Advances Innovation and Drives Growth.

Dr. Byers is best known for leading and revitalizing Starbucks’ highly respected and successful Diversity and Inclusion function and programming. As Head of Global Diversity and Inclusion, Dr. Byers developed and led the company’s strategic direction to drive engagement, innovation, and business growth. He now speaks and consults worldwide on effective strategies for building support for diversity programs among senior leaders.

We have a fascinating discussion that weaves in and around how we tell our story and the impact doing so can have.

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S1 E8 Being The Seeker, The Apprentice, The Artist, and The Master

On today’s episode I speak to Talonya Geary, author of #goDo: How to Live on Purpose.

In this episode we discuss:

Be your authentic self no matter the circumstances, and it will help resonate with readers. Knowing who you are, and not continuing down a path that doesn’t feel right for you.
It’s so much easier to write in your own voice, rather than someone else’s voice.
Use social media or blogs to get feedback and test out your voice.
If you lose yourself in the process, it is ok to stop and find yourself again, to become a more authentic version of yourself.
Be ok with being in the position of being a seeker of new knowledge, as long as it takes for you to be ready to apprentice that new knowledge. When you are done apprenticing, and it’s time to create new art, you’ve apprenticed enough and you can now go on and create art on your own. Go do that. When you have done that enough, and you can now share that with others, go and mentor them, go share your mastery.

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