Writing Your Resilience: Building Resilience, Embracing Trauma and Healing Through Writing

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If you’ve ever sat down to write about a tough experience, only to find yourself avoiding the page, feeling emotionally wrecked, or questioning whether you should even be writing this story—you are not alone. Writing about trauma can be healing, but it can also trigger us in ways we don’t expect. Today, we’re going to unpack this. We’ll talk about what trauma triggers really are, how they show up on the page and inside us, and—most importantly—what you can do to navigate them so your writing process supports your well-being rather than working against it.

Episode Highlights

• 4:30: Trauma Triggers
• 6:16: Types of Triggers 
• 9:08: What Triggers Look Like On the Page
• 12:24: Trauma Triage and Self-Care
• 15:43: Two Powerful Journal Prompts 
• 19:17: How Choices Empower You 

Resources for this Episode: 

• HuffPost Essay on Emotional Flashbacks
• Get Your Copy of Write More, Fret Less
• Watch my Building a Resilient Writing Practice Series 
• Jacob Nordby Episode: The Creative Cure for Writers
• Jessica Buchanan Episode: From Captivity to Clarity
• Seeking Wisdom by Julia Cameron

Lisa’s Bio: Lisa is a writer, speaker, trauma-informed writing coach, and host of the Writing Your Resilience podcast. Her writing and work live at the intersection of healing and creativity, and she combines her experiences with Complex PTSD and suicide with her clinical training and storytelling expertise to help writers tell stories that transform lives, especially their own. Her work has been featured in Risk!, The New York Times, HuffPost, and Kenyon Review Online, among others. 

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Imagine working tirelessly for years to publish your first novel—only to have the moment of celebration collide with the collapse of your country. Imagine being forced to flee, leaving behind everything you’ve ever known, and yet… still finding your voice through poetry, storytelling, and advocacy.

Today, I have the honor of speaking with Samman Akbarzada—a poet, novelist, refugee, and fierce advocate for human rights. Her novel, Life is a Movie, tells the story of a working child in Afghanistan, while her poetry collection, A Glimmer in the Dark, captures the heartbreak of exile and the enduring hope of survival. Join us as we discuss the power of storytelling, the resilience of the human spirit, and how writing can bear witness to both personal and collective grief. 

Episode Highlights

• 2:04: Publishing in a War Zone
• 9:43: The Impact of Crisis and Loss on Our Writing Lives
• 17:31: Giving a Voice to Someone Who’s Gone
• 21:35: How Helping Others Empowers You
• 28:50: Listening to the Howl 
• 32:48 Writing as an Act of Service
• 35:20: Samman’s Best Writing Advice

Resources for this Episode:

• Afghan refugees head to Washington asking special visas be issued for families
• Afghan refugee pleads for resettlement support on Capitol Hill
• Volunteer Information: https://www.volunteermatch.org/
• Volunteer Organizations in Charlottesville: 
  • https://soundjusticelab.org/cville-tulips
  • https://www.charlottesvilleunited.org/
  • https://www.virginiaequitycenter.org/
• Watch the Trailer for Limbo

Samman’s Bio: Samman Akbarzada is an Afghan refugee and the author of two books: A Glimmer in the Dark, her poetry collection, and Life is a Movie, her debut novel. A second-year student at the University of Virginia, she is committed to working with NGOs and advocating for the rights of underserved communities. Her words capture the suffering, heartbreak, gratitude, and redemption that mark a life lived on the blade of conflict, with love and empathy as her constant guiding light.

Connect with Samman

• Author Website: https://www.amazon.com/author/samman-akbarzada
• Instagram.com/sammanwrites
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samman-akbarzada-9359792a0
• Samman’s books on Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/p/books/life-is-a-movie-samman-akbarzada/17408199?ean=9780620941297&next=t&next=t

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Do you struggle to see yourself as creative? Or have you ever wondered where your creativity comes from, and how to maximize it? This week, I’m joined by Jacob Nordby, founder of A Writing Room Collective and author of Blessed are the Weird: A Manifesto for Creatives, and The Creative Cure, a powerful guide to reconnecting with your creative self. In this week’s episode, Jacob and I dive deep into the healing power of creativity, trauma, and the inner wisdom we all carry within us. Grab your pen, open your heart, and join us as we discuss how to nurture your creative intuition, overcome the obstacles of comparison and fear, and how creativity can be the bridge back to feeling truly alive.

Episode Highlights

• 1:27: The Authentic Work of Creativity
• 6:51: The Trifecta of Rejection, Trauma, and Socialization
• 10:33 Polyvagal Theory and the Creative Process
• 12:50 The Role of Intuition in Creativity
• 15:29 The Secret to Guiding Yourself
• 19:37: Connecting with Your Body’s Wisdom
• 21:49 Recovering Our Connection to Our True Nature
• 35:00 Connecting with Jacob

Resources Mentioned During this Episode: 

• The Creative Cure book page: www.creativecurebook.com
• Bonus multimedia journaling program gift: www.creativeselfjournal.com
• The ACES Test
• Polyvagal Theory and the Ventral Vagal State
• The Seven Chakras
• Human Design
• Writing Rituals with Natalie Buster 
• Writing Down Your Soul by Janet Conner
• Seeking Wisdom by Julia Cameron

Jacob’s Bio: Jacob Nordby is a co-founder of A Writing Room Collective, Heal + Create, The Institute for Creative Living Foundation 501(c)3,  and the author of several books, including Blessed Are the Weird – A Manifesto for Creatives and The Creative Cure. He previously worked as the marketing director for a traditional publishing house and oversaw the launch of many bestselling books. A working author and creative guide, he has a passion for helping writers solve their challenges and enjoy the satisfaction of sharing their work with the world.

Connect with Jacob: 

• Website: https://www.jacobnordby.com/
• The Creative Cure book page: www.creativecurebook.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jacobnordby/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacobnordby/
• Creative Self Journal Gift: https://www.jacobnordby.com/creative-self-journal-gift/

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Have you ever been told what you’re writing is too dark, too sad, or that it needs more levity? Have you wondered how a story of tragedy can grow into something more than the sum of its parts?

Join me and my client, Casey Mulligan Walsh as we discuss her revision process, what it took to embrace both the heartbreaking and beautiful aspects of her life, and how she’s become a small press author whose book debuted at number two in Amazon’s Grief and Loss category, just behind Mary Frances O’Connor. Grab your pen, open your heart, and get ready to learn about how revision can change you and where literary citizenship can take you on this week’s episode of the Writing Your Resilience podcast.

Episode Highlights

• 2:35: Crafting a Book That’s More Than Loss
• 4:10: The Lessons of Revision
• 12:41: The Power of Context
• 15:15: The Importance of Trusted Critique Partners
• 21:40: Building Your Creative Intuition
• 24:35: Navigating the False Victory
• 26:38: Using Your Author Platform to Build a Launch Team
• 36:15: The Impact of Illness on Your Resilience

Resources for this Episode: 

• In a Flash Literary Magazine (seeking submissions now!)
• “How to Know If Your Memoir is Boring” by Allison K. Williams 
• Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle
• The Situation and The Story by Vivian Gornick

Casey’s Bio: Casey Mulligan Walsh is the author of The Full Catastrophe: All I Ever Wanted, Everything I Feared. She writes about life at the intersection of grief and joy, embracing uncertainty, and the nature of true belonging. She has written for The New York Times, HuffPost, Next Avenue, Modern Loss, Hippocampus, Barren Magazine, and numerous other literary journals and anthologies. Her essay, “Still,” published in Split Lip, was nominated for Best of the Net. She is a founding editor of In a Flash literary magazine and serves as an ambassador and Board member for the Family Heart Foundation. Casey lives in upstate New York with her husband, Kevin, a chatty orange tabby, and too many books to count. When not traveling, they enjoy visits from their four children and ten grandchildren—the very definition of “the full catastrophe.”

Connect with Casey:

• Website: www.caseymulliganwalsh.com
• Book Website: https://embracingthefullcatastrophe.substack.com/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/casey.m.walsh.1/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caseymulliganwalshwriter/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caseymulliganwalsh/
• X: https://x.com/CMulliganWalsh
• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/caseymulliganwalsh.bsky.social
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/casey-mulligan-walsh-522ba231/

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Join me for a conversation with Sarah Chauncey, a veteran writer, developmental editor, and the author of P.S. I Love You More Than Tuna, as we dive into the inner and outer work of editing, the power of allowing rather than forcing, and why true creative flow often comes from stepping away from the keyboard. 

Episode Highlights

• 3:03 The Role of the Unconscious in Writing 
• 6:28 The Power of Not Pushing 
• 9:16 The Sunk Cost Fallacy and Your Writing  Projects
• 10:15 Your Book Is Not Your Identity 
• 12:27 The Counterintuitive Guide to Life
• 21:30 Writing in Imperfect Circumstances
• 22:28 The Inner Work of Editing
• 28:49 Negotiating with Your Inner Critic
• 32:96 Exercises to Navigate the Outer Work of Editing

Resources for this Episode: 

• “In Search of Lost Memories: How Nature Can Help Memoirists Remember” by Sarah Chauncey, published in the July/August 2024 issue of Writer’s Digest. 
• “ Everyday Wonder: How to Mine Awe from the Mundane” by Sarah Chauncey, published in the September/October 2024 issue of Writer’s Digest
• “Beyond BICHOK: How, When and Why Getting Your Butt Out of the Chair Can Make You a Better Writer” by Sarah Chauncey
• PS: I Love You More Than Tuna by Sarah Chauncey
• The Situation and the Story by Vivian Gornick
• The Off the Grid Podcast: Leaving Social Media without Losing All Your Clients 

Sarah’s Bio: Sarah Chauncey is a veteran writer and developmental editor, as well as the author of P.S. I Love You More Than Tuna, the first gift book for adults grieving the loss of a pet. In the early part of her career, she wrote for VH1, Comedy Central, MuchMusic and Alliance-Atlantis, along with entertainment websites and music magazines. Later, she pivoted to storytelling for organizations including NASA, McAfee and Intel. After a lifetime of mental health issues, in 2010, Sarah had a profound spiritual experience; she spent the next seven years mostly in silence and solitude, listening to life and taking notes. She writes the Substack The Counterintuitive Guide to Life, which helps readers develop mental health resilience by developing self-awareness. She also writes Resonant Storytelling, a newsletter for writers. Recently, she’s written for Tiny Buddha, Lion’s Roar, Modern Loss, Eckhart Tolle’s website, Jane Friedman’s blog and the Brevity blog.

Connect with Sarah: 

• Website: www.sarahchauncey.com
• Substacks: 
  •  https://sarahchauncey.substack.com/
  • https://counterintuitiveguide.substack.com/
  • https://morethantuna.substack.com/

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This week, I’m thrilled to introduce you to a powerful voice in memoir, Hannah Sward, author of Strip. In today’s conversation, Hannah takes us behind the scenes of her writing process—how she wrote her first draft by hand, in one long, unfiltered sentence; how she found the courage to put her full truth on the page; and how she distilled years of experience into a memoir that moves with incredible precision and power. You’ll also learn transcription tricks, sex scene-writing tips, the unexpected doors publishing your book can open, and some somatic techniques for navigating your vulnerability.

Episode Highlights

• 4:46 Hannah’s memoir writing process
• 10:16 Transcription tips
• 17:47 Somatic strategies for writing vulnerable scenes, including sex scenes
• 23:35: Placing insights into your book
• 24:37 Tricks for writing concisely 
• 28:57 The post-publication life of your book 
• 34:39 Writing what’s next 

Resources for this Episode: 

• “My life after meth: Learning to open and close the curtains” by Hannah Sward
• “The Sharp Edge of A Shell” by Hannah Sward
• “Making Even The Smallest Mistake Filled Me With Terror. Then 2 Little Words Changed My Life.” by Lisa Cooper Ellison

Hannah’s Bio: Hannah Sward, daughter of the late poet Robert Sward, is the IPPY Gold winning author of Strip: A Memoir. For the past 25 years, Sward’s work has been widely published in literary journals in the US, Canada, and the UK. Her most recent work can be read in the LA Times, HuffPost, The NY Times (Tiny Love Stories) and The Rumpus (Voices on Addiction). Sward is on the board at Right to Write Press, a nonprofit that supports emerging incarcerated writers. She believes strongly in good literary citizenship and is actively involved in the literary community. She lives in Los Angeles where she is working on her next book. Learn more at hannahsward.com

Connect with Hannah: 

• Website: hannahsward.com
• IG: @hannahswardauthor
• Threads: @hannahswardauthor
• BlueSky: summerjar.bsky.social

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Every writer wants to be successful, but sometimes we just get stuck or feel uninspired. Even when things are going well, we can be baffled when our big wins don’t feel more successful. This week, I’ll explore these struggles alongside my guest, Akashic Records master teacher, Amy Robeson. Join us as we bust some of the myths around success, talk about the secrets to raising your vibration, and explore some out-of-the-box ways you can awaken the powerful writing voice within you. 

Episode Highlights

• 1:46: Definitions of Awakening 
• 7:32: The Dark Side of Positive Psychology
• 12:32: The Challenge of Feeling Successful 
• 15:48: The Chasing Happiness Litmus Test
• 19:41: Working with the Akashic Records
• 30:57: Setting Yourself Up for Success in 2025

Resources Mentioned During this Episode: 

• Energy Alignment: How to Raise Your Vibration For More Abundance
• Amy’s Soul Evolution Master Class
• Finding My Voice: What Peter Brady and Emotional Healing Taught Me About Change
• When Someone Tries to Call Me on My Very Convincing Trauma Response by Rythea Lee 

Amy’s Bio: Amy Robeson, Akashic Record Master Teacher/Healer, and founder of Sacred Awakening, empowers individuals through her powerful Akashic Records program, to tap into their inner potential for transformation by cultivating curiosity to live their best lives. Amy speaks Light Codes and Light Language, plus she shows you how to be courageous enough to walk your divine path.

Connect with Amy:

• Website: https://theamyrobeson.com/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/awakeninglifecoaching
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amy.robeson/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@amyrobeson
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@amy.robeson

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How do you write about really tough, or even traumatic, life events, in a way that connects with your audience and the truth, without losing yourself? It’s a question so many writers ask me. This week, I’ll answer it with the help of my guest, the multi-talented Natalie Buster—a certified trauma-informed yoga therapist, actress, and writer. Together, we explore how grounding techniques, breathwork, and mindful rituals can help writers and creatives stay connected to their truth, heal through their craft, and navigate vulnerability. 

Episode Highlights

• 2:28 What Is a Trauma-Informed Yoga Instructor? 
• 7:18 Opening the Shop Step One: Grounding 
• 12:07 Opening the Shop Step Two: Breathwork
• 16:27 Opening the Shop Step Three: Moving Your Body 
• 21:43 The Importance of Play 
• 25:42 Opening the Shop Step Four: The Power of Affirmations 
• 29:11 What Death Teaches Us About Storytelling 
• 35:42 Natalie’s Best Writing Advice
• 37:10 Closing the Shop

Resources for this Episode: 

• Our Year at ABODE
• Before You Go Bonus Episode: Opening and Closing the Shop 
• Natalie’s Costume
• How to Locate, Reclaim and Strengthen Your Writing Voice

Natalie’s Bio: Natalie is a yoga therapist, an end-of-life navigator, a certified death doula, a grief reliever, an actor, a podcaster, a writer, and a mentor with a deep desire to help people. As a professional actor in New York City, Natalie first discovered yoga as a way to practice self-care in an incredibly demanding profession. After dealing with personal loss, Natalie found comfort in the world of yoga therapy and has since made it her life's mission to help people find relief and love. Natalie specializes in working with people at the end of life, people experiencing grief, and loss, and performers looking to practice self-care.

Connect with Natalie

• Websites: 
  • https://nataliebuster.wixsite.com/groundedactor
  • https://www.nataliebuster.com/yogaforendoflife
  • https://www.nataliebuster.com/
• Instagram: 
  • https://www.instagram.com/nataliebusteryoga/
  • https://www.instagram.com/groundedactorproject/

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Have you ever dismissed your feelings, discounted your writing wins, or told yourself you should feel differently about your writing projects? If so, you might be gaslighting writing practice. Join me as I discuss what gaslighting is, how it shows up in our writing lives, and most importantly, how you can stop doing it.

Episode Highlights: 

• 2:12: Defining Gaslighting 
• 5:42: Reasons Writers Gaslight Their  Writing Practice 
• 10:05: Ways We Discount Our Creative Intuition
• 14:46 The Impact of Change on Our Writing Practice
• 23:50: Tools to Gaslight-Proof Your Writing Practice
• 31:37: The Poison of Comparison 

Resources Mentioned In This Episode: 

• It’s Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People with Dr. Ramani Durvasula 
• “What Is the Fawning Trauma Response” by Ingrid Clayton, Ph.D
• Get your copy of Write More Fretless: A Toolkit for Gaslight-Proofing Your Writing Practice

Lisa’s Bio: Lisa Cooper Ellison is a writer and trauma-informed writing coach who hosts Writing Your Resilience, a podcast at the intersection of storytelling and healing where she interviews bestselling authors and experts in psychology and mental health. In addition to her storytelling expertise, Lisa has an Ed.S in clinical mental health counseling and a background in mindfulness. Clients have been published with small presses and Big-Five houses, including several who’ve become New York Times instant bestsellers. Her essays and stories have appeared on Risk! and in The New York Times, HuffPost, and Kenyon Review Online, among others.

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When you get negative feedback from an agent on your writing you can do two things: adapt and improve your writing, or quit. In this episode, I am speaking with Jessica Yen, a Camp Structure graduate, about the recent challenges she faced while dealing with discouraging feedback from a literary agent. Join us as we explore how agents think, what the market may–or may not–be looking for, and how to regain your power when difficult feedback knocks you down.

Episode Highlights

• 5:41:  The Agent Mindset
• 10:55: Are We Ready for COVID Stories? 
• 13:12: The Demand for Parenting Books
• 15:10: Finding Your Book’s Essential Question
• 24:10: Taking Your Power Back
• 27:15: A New Take on Writer’s Block

Resources for this Episode: 

• Categorically So by Jessica Yen
• Beauty by Jessica Yen (nominated for a Pushcart Prize)
• How I Went From “Big 5 or Die!” to Ecstatic Self-Published Author by Denise Massar
• Ninety-Nine Fire Hoops by Allison Hong-Merrill
• What My Bones Know by Stephanie Foo
• Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
• The True Meaning of Success and The Multiple Paths to Publish Your Book with Courtney Maum
• Recovering from Cults and Religious Trauma Through Writing with Tia Levings
• How to Stop Gaslighting Yourself with Ingrid Clayton

Jessica’s Bio: Jessica Yen is a Chinese American author who explores the intersection of memory, family, culture, language, identity, and history. Her work has been supported by an Oregon Literary Fellowship, Regional Arts and Culture Council, Caldera Arts, Kimmel Harding Nelson Center, and Voices of Our Nations Arts. She is a twice-Pushcart Prize nominated essayist whose work has appeared or is forthcoming in Fourth Genre, The Masters Review, Oregon Humanities, and Best American Travel Writing, among others. She is currently working on a memoir. By day, she writes grants and edits academic manuscripts for non-profits, university departments and scholars, and clinics who seek to address health inequities. You can find her online at www.jessicayen.com.

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Website: www.jessicayen.com

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