Ep 041: 'Write from the scar, not the wound'

The Authority Show

One of the things you’ll hear me say sometimes is that if you’re going to write a book about your life, no one cares. Well, that is unless you can take your life experience and what you’ve learned from it and use it to help others.

That’s precisely what Rhiannon Spurgeon did when she decided to write her book, Grief without Guilt: It Gets Better if You Let it, Even if it’s Complicated.

After facing a significant loss all on her own, she realised how important support is not only when grieving the loss, but also learning to live with the new layer of identity that comes along with it.

Her journey of writing such an emotional book has come with a lot of lessons, and Rhiannon is here on this episode of The AUTHORity Show to share them.

While she started writing from a place of digging into the wound, her completed book you see today comes more from the scar, because it was refined after moving through healing.

Rhiannon is a great example of how a painful experience can not only be used to help others, but can also connect you to a greater purpose that will continue to aid people in healing for years to come.

Tune in and let me tell you, it would be smart to have a box of tissues nearby, because if I’m crying, chances are you will, too.

If you’ve experienced something in your life that you know can help others find their way through it, come share it with me on Instagram @jessicakillingley and let’s chat about how you can get started.

You can find out more about Rhiannon and her work at the Totally Awesome Women's Network here and read more about her book here and buy it on amazon.

Here are the highlights:

[0:57] Introduction

[3:16] Writing a book is weird

[9:22] Grief Without Guilt

[15:57] Write from the scar, not the wound

[17:49] Looking at a blank page is terrifying

[22:44] Kill your darlings

[29:00] What to do after feedback

[34:39] What do you want to be known for?

[40:18] The launch and beyond

[46:01] Your book will look like trash

[49:35] Get the support and get your book written

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