When I sat down to record Episode 7 with Shanell, we had no idea that the conversation would take us in so many different directions. While the main content can be found in the original episode, I also wanted to share some of the other things we talked about.

This conversation is what happens when I sit down with girlfriends to chat about a book and then up talking about life. This bonus content is a more personal episode.

Quick warning that some of the topics covered are about grief and struggles with Christianity. If that could potentially be triggering to you, please look at the timestamps below to skip over those sections.

What we talked about:

• 0:00 - Introduction

• 1:38 - Big Magic & Flowers in the Attic

• 3:12 - Remembering the challenges of adolescence

• 4:54 - The importance of empathy for children

• 6:20 - Exploring the book It's Not Supposed to Be This Way + shifting away from "the church"

• 7:16 - Reading with the Women's Ministry

• 9:11 - Passing of Shanell's mother and grief

• 16:26 - Writing a book

• 20:34 - Closing chapters and pivoting

• 24:39 - A book that Shanell wouldn't want to read

• 27:47 - Outo

Books mentioned in this episode:

• Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

• Flowers in the Attic by V. C. Andrews

• Uninvited by Lysa TerKeurst

• Untamed by Glennon Doyle

• Girl Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis

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Other links mentioned in this episode:

• Luvvie on Instagram

• Luvvie's Book Academy program

• Episode transcript

Connect with today's guest:

• Connect with Shanell on Instagram @shanelltyus

• Visit Shanell's website www.talentamplifyher.com

• Learn more about the Strength to Strategy Collab

• Grab Shanell's affirmation cards HERE.

Final Thoughts:

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