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March 14, 2024 65 mins

Welcome to The Mark Drager Show, where we explore the minds and stories of extraordinary entrepreneurs, creatives, and total badasses. In this episode, we're honored to have Geraldine DeRuiter, the acclaimed writer behind "The Everywhereist" and author of "All Over the Place: Adventures in Travel, True Love, and Petty Theft," as well as her latest work, "If You Can't Take the Heat: Tales of Food, Feminism, and Fury.

 

Geraldine shares insights into her career as a writer and blogger, discussing the highs and lows, from confronting writer's block to the joy of connecting with readers worldwide. She talks candidly about the courage it takes to write personal stories, knowing well that people in her life will read them, and how she handles the challenge of social media trolls with grace and humor.

 

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