Oct 14, 2021Your Words Are Not For EveryoneI know I’ve said it multiple times already but this bears repeating so I’m going to say it again, especially since I have a very good example to illustrate my point. Yesterday I screwed up and re-entered part of my small email list to a sequence they hadn’t necessarily signed…Writing Tips2 min readWriting Tips2 min read
Oct 14, 2021Healing: Expanding From Individual to CollectiveWhen I first started my healing journey, I read a lot of books: personal empowerment, quantum physics, manifesting and co-creating with the Universe. I loved the thought of being one of the many pieces making up the Universe. …Mental Health3 min readMental Health3 min read
May 10, 2021How Not to End Up With a Heap of Meaningless WordsMy three-step process to writing a memoir that changes lives — Do you know what makes the difference between writing a heap of words and writing a book that changes lives? Impact. Whether you’re writing to share new knowledge, new skills, entertainment or food for thought, you want your readers to get to the end feeling like it brought them something…Writing6 min readWriting6 min read
Published in Feedium·Apr 26, 2021About That Story That You’re HidingWhen what you need most is to be seen — I used to date a drug user. No, I’m not talking about a pot smoker or a pill popper. I’m talking about someone who inserted needles in his veins and injected toxic substances into them. Back then, while my girlfriends chirped about falling in love for the first time, losing…Storytelling4 min readStorytelling4 min read
Apr 25, 2021Does Your Writing Sound Like a Refrigerator Manual?Because nobody likes storytelling that reads like a refrigerator manual — The other day, deep in the process of writing my second book, I was re-reading one of my chapters and from the very first line, I was struck by how I’d actually withheld the power in the story, resulting in a major TURN OFF for my readers, because of a…Writing Tips3 min readWriting Tips3 min read
Published in My Boyfriend At The Time·Apr 22, 2021His Surprise Grand Gesture Came As I Woke Up Next to Someone ElseWhen I first met Vladimir (obviously not his real name!), I was craving for a relationship. To be honest, I had just written a letter to the Universe asking for someone ‘like him’, so when he showed up in my life, I was full of hopes and dreams that l…Relationships5 min readRelationships5 min read
Published in My Boyfriend At The Time·Apr 21, 2021The Night He Didn’t Die“Ok don’t move, I’m sending someone, OK?”, I hung up, my heart pounding against my chest. I had less than one hour left till my shift ended, enough time to call a cab to pick him up and drive him to my place. My nervous system was all over the…Addiction4 min readAddiction4 min read
Published in My Boyfriend At The Time·Apr 2, 2021My Boyfriend At The Time: The StoryA couple of years ago, I came across my teenage secret diaries as I was going through some of my old stuff at my parents’ place. As I flipped through the pages, something struck me: it seemed like I was reading the same story over and over again. “Oh, I’m…Dating2 min readDating2 min read
Apr 1, 2021How To Tell an Untellable StoryHave you ever heard about the magical powers of mixing and merging stories? Yup. You read that right! Here’s the thing: people relate to how you felt, not what happened. Like, say you’re telling the story of the day your dog died and you’re describing how horrible it felt: The…Storytelling4 min readStorytelling4 min read
Jan 5, 2021How Writing a Book Saved My Life…The unexpected things I learned by becoming an author They say writing a book will change your life. Well… “They” are right. When I set out to write my book, I knew it was going to be an important step in my life. …Publishing6 min readPublishing6 min read
