Elevate graduate Lauren Braun-Strumfels is sharing her amazing story on this episode of the podcast. Her journey has been full of ups and downs, twists and turns. It's taken her from Fulbright scholar in Rome at the very beginning of the pandemic, to lockdowns and virtual classrooms, and from no publications to journal articles, book contracts, and a vibrant pipeline.

Lauren shares how she navigated loss and grief through community, came back to her writing and herself little by little and created sustainable systems for huge publishing success. We also talk about how a harsh peer reviewer paused her book process, and how coaching through Elevate helped her galvanize her message and navigate through that situation.

For full show notes, visit cathymazak.com/episode104.

If you're ready for 1:1 coaching, next level mentoring, connections within an amazing community, and space held for you for making big decisions about where you want to go with your career, check out our Elevate info session. If it feels like a fit for you, be sure to apply for Elevate. The next cohort starts with a virtual writing retreat on 1/27/21. Head here for the info session: https://www.cathymazak.com/elevate.