In this heartfelt solo episode, Julie Ann peels back the layers on the biggest misconception in the publishing world: the idea that a book is a product.

With vulnerability and wisdom, she shares her own journey — from writing letters to her grandmother while sailing around the world, to discovering that those very stories held the key to her soul purpose. Along the way, she reveals how many aspiring authors hold themselves back with doubts like “I’m not a good writer” or “my story isn’t interesting enough.”

Julie Ann reframes it all.

A book isn’t just a calling card or a container for expertise. It’s a portal — a sacred mirror that reflects the meaning of your life and unlocks your divine assignment.

Whether you're an aspiring author or soul-led seeker, this episode will shift your perspective and invite you into a deeper conversation with your own story.

What You’ll Hear:

• Why most people never write their book (and how to move through that resistance)
• How Julie Ann’s letters to her grandmother became the seed for her first book
• The evolution from product development to soul storytelling
• The difference between a book as a product vs. a book as a soul contract
• How writing your story can lead you directly to your soul purpose
• What it means to be a sacred listener and see the story beneath the story
• The real reason we are here — and how your lived experience holds the clues

Meet the Host: Julie Ann

Julie Ann is a publishing oracle and storytelling midwife who helps soul-led leaders birth books that awaken, heal, and transform.

With over 17 years in the publishing industry, she has guided more than 300 authors to write and publish nonfiction works that shift paradigms and reclaim truth. She is the founder of Influence Publishing, now evolved into The House of Story Medicine —  Her  gift is sacred listening — not just to words, but to what lives beneath them. She perceives the deeper current beneath your story, attuned to the moments where your voice trembles with truth. She is the eye of soul — the one who sees the unseen, holds the unspoken, and midwifes your message into clarity

Julie Ann is the host of the podcast Your Story is Your Portal,  a sacred container for storytellers, seekers, and soul-led leaders ready to speak the story they were born to tell.

These are not interviews. These are activations.

Each episode is a portal — a moment of recognition, a mirror of becoming, a reclamation of voice and Soul Purpose.

Her TEDx talk has reached over 100,000 viewers, and she’s been featured on international television, radio, and in major press for her visionary work in authorship, voice activation, and transformational publishing.

She is also the author of Around the World in Seven Years, a bestselling memoir chronicling her global pilgrimage of personal awakening and soul-led leadership.

Connect with the Host:

Website: www.influencepublishing.com/

Facebook: facebook.com/InfluencePublishing

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/julieannpv

Instagram: instagram.com/julieinspires

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