"When I started, I thought I was forgiving my birth mom and my adoptive mom, and at the end of the process, after six long years of ups and downs, I told my husband: I'm done, I forgive everyone, I'm good. And then he said, I think you forgot someone, and I'm like, No, I didn't. And it took me a few days to understand. Oh my gosh, I didn't forgive myself!" - Odelia Elgarat.
In today's episode, I'm joined by the super creative and inspiring Odelia Elgarat to talk about writing, self-reflection, and forgiveness and how, by relying on them, we can use literature as a transformational tool and stay in close touch with our soul wisdom. Odelia is an Author, Writer, and Guided Autobiography Instructor; she holds a degree in Cultural Creation and Production from Sapir College in Israel and recently launched her online writing coaching business. Born in Paris, Odelia grew up visiting museums, filling her eyes with Manet, Monet, Renoir, and Van Gogh's paintings and her heart and imagination with Balzac, Molière, and Victor Hugo's stories. Still, she would reconnect with her inner writer many years later, when in 2015, she and her family moved to Israel, where she had no friends or family. Odelia took writing lessons to fill that void and, one year later, started to write her first book, the memoir "You Are Allowed."
Throughout this episode, you'll hear Odelia's thoughts on the transformative power of self-compassion and how, through it, you can tap into your intuition, listen to your inner wisdom more clearly, and grow. You'll also hear about Odelia's approach to coaching new writers and why, when they do, their stories have an unmistakable authenticity accent.
Additionally, you'll learn how to use writing as a self-discovery mechanism, instill personal growth through creative writing, and much more.
Tune in and listen to episode 11 of Soul Wisdom Transitions, and learn why you must forgive yourself, love yourself, and respect yourself before anything in your creative journey.
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- A bit about Odelia's background and passion for writing (4:10)
- Odelia's technique to help coachees connect with their soul wisdom (8:00)
- You are not aiming for a Pulitzer; just write your story (13:10)
- Forgive yourself first, love yourself first, respect yourself first (17:00)
- There are no rules, no criticism; start with one word (20:30)
- Odelia shares an exercise to get beginner writers going (23:40)
Connect with Odelia:
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- Get Odelia's book, You Are Allowed
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