Laura Stanfill shares how a traumatic brain injury transformed her approach to life, work and advocacy for neurodivergent voices on her path from journalism to publishing and writing her debut novel, Singing Lessons for the Stylish Canary. She shares her insights on amplifying underrepresented voices, the magic of indie bookstores, finding balance, and redefining success in the literary world.
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Thank you for listening ❤ See below for transcript, timestamps, to get in touch, and mor TRANSCRIPT: https://www.shelightstheway.com/laura-stanfill-transcript STORY: https://www.shelightstheway.com/stories/laurastanfill FOLLOW: Website: shelightstheway.com Newsletter: www.shelightstheway.com/newsletter LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/she-lights-the-way/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/shelightstheway/ X: x.com/she_lights_way LISTEN TO THE POD: Podbean: https://shelightstheway.podbean.com/ RSS: https://bit.ly/SheLightsTheWayRSS Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4091de0 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/4h8Kq0N Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/3YeCt1m READ THE BLOG: https://medium.com/@she_lights_the_way https://shelightstheway.substack.com/ CONNECT: Contact us: www.shelightstheway.com/contact Share a story: www.shelightstheway.com/story EPISODE LINKS: Laura’s Website: https://laurastanfill.com/ Laura’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lhstanfill/ Laura’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/laura.stanfill.98 Laura’s X: https://x.com/LHStanfill Forest Avenue Press Website: https://www.forestavenuepress.com/ Forest Avenue Press Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forestavenuepress/ Forest Avenue Press Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ForestAvenuePress Forest Avenue Press X: https://x.com/forestavepress KEY MOMENTS: 00:00 Introduction 02:30 Meet Laura Stanfill 04:30 The Brain Injury that Changed Everything 09:30 Neurodiversity and Storytelling 15:00 Transition from Journalism to Publishing 20:30 The Magic of Indie Bookstores 24:30 The Role of Community in Journalism 28:00 Publishing Her Debut Novel 35:00 Self-Care and Finding Balance 36:30 Redefining Success in Publishing 40:00 Trusting Your Voice 42:00 The Meaning of "She Lights the Way" 46:00 Closing Remarks
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