Show Notes
My guest today is Jen Louden, best-selling author of nine books, and passionate women’s advocate. Since 1992 Jen has been a leading voice on self-care, creative transformation, and helping women own their desires. With close to a million copies sold in nine languages, Jennifer has appeared or been quoted in hundreds of media platforms, including The Oprah Winfrey Show. She is a former columnist for Whole Living, a Martha Stewart magazine, and her work has been featured in Brené Brown’s books Daring Greatly and Dare to Lead.
We talked about: Why we need our witches right now Finally writing a novel all about magic and midlife women Reinventing yourself Moving beyond “Pick Me” Agents and publishers, and how publishing has changed since the ‘90s The disappointment of the reality of being on Oprah’s couch Walking away from projects and knowing when to let things go The Conditions of Enoughness – her groundbreaking concept for developing self trust in yourself as a creative Creative motherhood and the male privilege of no interruptions On being ruthless as a creative woman
In the extended episode - available on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce for $3/month+
We deep dive into neurodivergence- discovering her neurodivergence, how it’s impacted her work, her work arounds.
References
Pregnant Woman's Comfort Book The Woman's Retreat Book The Woman’s Comfort Book Why Bother? The Rainbow Way: cultivating creativity in the midst of motherhood The Shit No one Tells You About Writing podcast Get Published with Lucy H. Pearce Womancraft Publishing Teach Now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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