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  • The Four Horsemen of Writer's Block, Part One
    In the first of an ongoing series of conversations with Magdalena DeRosa, Amy's partner in Courageous Wordsmith Community for Real-Life Writers, we take on the very real forces that keep us from writing—with an eye to seeing how we can indeed move through them to write. This time, we talk about shame.
    29 min
  • Moving Past Barriers to Healing

    Sara Taylor is an existential life coach for people with tendencies toward anxiety, depression, and ADHD.  She collaborates with clients to facilitate generational and self healing so they can find more meaning and satisfaction in life, whether it’s in parenting, in profession, or other creative endeavors.

    Website

    https://sarabtaylor.com/

    Instagram

    @sarabtaylorphd

    Facebook

    @sarabtaylorphd

    Amy Hallberg is the author of Tiny Altars: A Midlife Revival and German Awakening: Tales from an American Life. She is the host of Courageous Wordsmith Podcast and founder of Courageous Wordsmith Circle for Real-Life Writers. As an editor and writing mentor, Amy guides writers through their narrative journeys—from inklings to beautiful works, specifically podcasts and books. A lifelong Minnesotan and mother of grown twins, Amy lives in the Twin Cities with her husband and two cats.

     

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    40 min
  • Preparing to Share Your Great Big Story

    Allyson Scammell is a master intuitive business coach, psychic medium, and expert energy healer. Her mission is to help soul-guided leaders, influencers and entrepreneurs with big soul missions to earn more, serve more, and grow spiritually along the way.

    Website

    https://allysonscammell.com/

    The Story of My Near Death Experience:

    https://allysonscammell.com/episode35/

    https://allysonscammell.com/episode36/

    https://allysonscammell.com/episode37/

    Amy Hallberg is the author of Tiny Altars: A Midlife Revival and German Awakening: Tales from an American Life. She is the host of Courageous Wordsmith Podcast and founder of Courageous Wordsmith Circle for Real-Life Writers. As an editor and writing mentor, Amy guides writers through their narrative journeys—from inklings to beautiful works, specifically podcasts and books. A lifelong Minnesotan and mother of grown twins, Amy lives in the Twin Cities with her husband and two cats.

     

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    24 min
  • Telling Ghost Stories

    Michelle Wolff teaches, podcasts, and coaches using story, humor, and some salty language. She holds a Master's degree in Education, has 25 years of experience working with people, and loves to help multi-passionate people stop procrastinating, focus up, and get stuff done. She’s been a therapist specializing in trauma, mental health, and addictions. She’s now an author, trauma-informed coach, Human Design Specialist, and the creator of Forest Reiki™ energy healing. She uses laser-sharp intuition, channeled information, and at times communications from those who’ve crossed over, to guide people from confusion to clarity and from resistance to inspired action.

    Facebook

    www.fb.com/michellewolff11

    Instagram

    www.instagram.com/michellewolff11

    Podcast is Sovereign Storytellers 

    and can be found on all players and www.thatmichellewolff.com/podcast

    Amy Hallberg is the author of Tiny Altars: A Midlife Revival and German Awakening: Tales from an American Life. She is the host of Courageous Wordsmith Podcast and founder of Courageous Wordsmith Circle for Real-Life Writers. As an editor and writing mentor, Amy guides writers through their narrative journeys—from inklings to beautiful works, specifically podcasts and books. A lifelong Minnesotan and mother of grown twins, Amy lives in the Twin Cities with her husband and two cats.

     

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    28 min
  • How to Talk About Tender Topics (or not)

    Katherine Quie is the author of Raising Will: Surviving the Brilliance and Blues of ADHD and hosts The Brilliance and Blues of ADHD Podcast. As a licensed child psychologist who has specialized in ADHD for the last 20 years, Katherine founded ADHDandU because she believes that every child deserves the support to thrive. Currently, we're falling short as a nation in understanding ADHD. This is so sad because kids with ADHD are some of the sweetest, smartest, most creative human beings she knows! Her mission is to cultivate the brilliance in every ADHD child.

    Katherine is also Amy's longtime trusted writing partner.

    Website

    https://kqadhdandu.com

    Podcast

    https://kqadhdandu.com/podcast/

    Amy Hallberg is the author of Tiny Altars: A Midlife Revival and German Awakening: Tales from an American Life. She is the host of Courageous Wordsmith Podcast and founder of Courageous Wordsmith Circle for Real-Life Writers. As an editor and writing mentor, Amy guides writers through their narrative journeys—from inklings to beautiful works, specifically podcasts and books. A lifelong Minnesotan and mother of grown twins, Amy lives in the Twin Cities with her husband and two cats.

     

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    31 min
  • Reclaiming our Gifts

    Bev Barnes is a Soul’s Calling® Coach, Instructor & Life Coach Mentor. She coaches Life Coaches, healers, creatives, and meaning seekers, to outwit their fear and self-doubt so that they can shine their light and do the work that they were meant for.

    Bev holds a master’s degree in the Human Behavior Sciences, a graduate diploma in Brief & Strategic therapy, graduate training in Career Counseling, and Master Life Coach certification. She’s the creator of the Soul’s Calling® Method and is known as a highly intuitive yet grounded Facilitator & Coach.

    Website:

    https://www.soulscallingacademy.com/

    Facebook:

    https://www.facebook.com/barnesbev

    Soul's Calling® Academy on Facebook:

    https://www.facebook.com/soulscallingacademy

    Amy Hallberg is the author of Tiny Altars: A Midlife Revival and German Awakening: Tales from an American Life. She is the host of Courageous Wordsmith Podcast and founder of Courageous Wordsmith Circle for Real-Life Writers. As an editor and writing mentor, Amy guides writers through their narrative journeys—from inklings to beautiful works, specifically podcasts and books. A lifelong Minnesotan and mother of grown twins, Amy lives in the Twin Cities with her husband and two cats.

     

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    33 min
  • Welcome the Wild Woman

    Keri Mangis is an author, speaker and owner of Curiosa Publishing, LLC. Her work has appeared in Spirituality and Health magazine, Star Tribune, Elephant Journal, Addicted to Success, and many others. Embodying Soul: A Return to Wholeness—A Memoir of New Beginnings, won several awards, including the 2020 IPA award for Mind, Body & Spirit. Book her to speak at your next event! And check out Embodying Soul, now available as an audiobook.

    Website

    http://www.kerimangis.com/

    Facebook

    https://www.facebook.com/kerimangiswriter

    Twitter

    https://twitter.com/KeriMangis

    Pinterest

    https://www.pinterest.com/kerimangis/

    Instagram

    https://www.instagram.com/kerimangis/

    Amy Hallberg is the author of Tiny Altars: A Midlife Revival and German Awakening: Tales from an American Life. She is the host of Courageous Wordsmith Podcast and founder of Courageous Wordsmith Circle for Real-Life Writers. As an editor and writing mentor, Amy guides writers through their narrative journeys—from inklings to beautiful works, specifically podcasts and books. A lifelong Minnesotan and mother of grown twins, Amy lives in the Twin Cities with her husband and two cats.

     

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    35 min
  • We Need to Rest

    Rebecca Shisler Marshall, PhD, believes in holistic wellness that combines the wisdom of the body, mind, emotions, energy, and spirit. As a recovering stress addict, she found (again and again) that holistic rest, shamanic work, and wellness has profound ripple effects on both herself and her clients. The Centered Wellness Framework she developed helps women overcome exhaustion and have more energy. You can experience powerful shamanic and energetic rest in her community, A Place to Rest.

    www.centeredyou.com 

    https://www.centeredyou.com/a-place-to-rest/

    https://www.facebook.com/yogiprof

    https://www.instagram.com/centeredyou/

    https://www.tiktok.com/@centeredyou 

    Amy Hallberg is the author of Tiny Altars: A Midlife Revival and German Awakening: Tales from an American Life. She is the host of Courageous Wordsmith Podcast and founder of Courageous Wordsmith Circle for Real-Life Writers. As an editor and writing mentor, Amy guides writers through their narrative journeys—from inklings to beautiful works, specifically podcasts and books. A lifelong Minnesotan and mother of grown twins, Amy lives in the Twin Cities with her husband and two cats.

     

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    33 min
  • Writing a Taboo Memoir

    Katherine North is a writer and executive coach, helping high achieving, secretly sensitive women declare dominion over their demanding lives. She is the author of Holy Heathen: A Spiritual Memoir, a story of her metamorphosis from a scared missionary kid growing up in Japan to a thriving heathen mystic. She and her husband Nick North made an award-winning documentary, Just Another Beautiful Family, and recently appeared on Discovery Plus show Life Under Renovation. Their blended “rainbow” family of seven lives off the coast of Canada.

    http://declaredominion.com

    https://instagram.com/declaredominion 

    https://www.facebook.com/declaredominion

    https://twitter.com/declaredominion

    https://pinterest.com/declaredominion

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-north-01955a12/

    Amy Hallberg is the author of Tiny Altars: A Midlife Revival and German Awakening: Tales from an American Life. She is the host of Courageous Wordsmith Podcast and founder of Courageous Wordsmith Circle for Real-Life Writers. As an editor and writing mentor, Amy guides writers through their narrative journeys—from inklings to beautiful works, specifically podcasts and books. A lifelong Minnesotan and mother of grown twins, Amy lives in the Twin Cities with her husband and two cats.

     

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    35 min

About Courageous Wordsmith

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Author, editor & writing mentor Amy Hallberg presents conversations with real-life creatives on how we find and embody our voices. Because if you want to be a real-life creative, it helps to know…