Get Lit(erate): Read. Write. Feel Better.
I'm a a book-loving, notebook-hoarding reader and writer on a mission to change lives one book and one notebook at a time. On this podcast, we talk all things books and reading AND notebooks and writing mixed in with mindful practices, movement and creativity to make life better. From book-themed episodes to coaching sessions and author conversations, we explore how to grow a restorative reading and writing practice as a tool for personal development, creativity and wellness. This podcast is for you if you believe a life well-read and well-written is a life well-lived.
Episodes
On this episode of the Get Lit(erate). podcast, we’re talking about building a writing habit, one tiny sentence at a time.
Tiny writing is exactly what it sounds like: tiny micro-moments of writing that focus on the process of writing something nourishing down in the moment. Small moments, small sentences, even small notebooks can be just the thing you need to kick-off a writing habit and reap all of the benefits.
Come listen as I e...
On this episode of the Get Lit(erate). podcast, we’re diving into how to create a summer bookshelf designed to create the best you and the best summer season yet.
Here’s the reality: we have around 90 days to make the most of our summer and if we approach those 90 days with intention, we could literally reinvent ourselves in a single season by surrounding ourselves with the perfect books to spark inspired action in our lives.
Come li...
On today’s episode of the Get Lit(erate). podcast, I’m talking with Jennifer Kreatsoulas about how her love of reading, writing and yoga supported a courageous path to healing through an eating disorder.
Come listen as we talk about the three words central to both of our lives, how reading and writing can act as embodied, healing practices and how they both can shift and change over time based on what we need and the season of life ...
On today’s episode of the Get Lit(erate). podcast, I’m talking all about the connection between writing and healing and getting quite personal about my own healing journey.
We’ll talk about it all: scriptotherapy and restorative writing, the MindBody connection to writing and healing, specific writing techniques to set chronic pain free and the component to my personal writing that I’ve been missing all along: self-compassion pract...
I recently read a book that completely challenged the way I read. While I usually read books at a steady pace and move right to the next one, MOTHERS AND SONS by Adam Haslett stopped me in my tracks and prompted a slower reading experience…something I didn’t realize I needed more of.
Come listen as I talk about the three ways we can read more slowly, the research behind why it matters and the small, yet powerful, ways that you can ...
On today’s episode of the Get Lit(erate). podcast, I’m talking with Karen Houlding about the power of nature journaling and why we should all lean into this unique form of notebooking in the Spring season.
Come listen as we talk all about nature journaling: how Karen got started, how YOU can get started, the benefits that will come your way and much more. It’s time to slow down, savor what we see and capture it all.
I’m doing something different today.
Normally, my podcast episodes focus on the what, why and how of restorative reading and writing, bibliotherapy and notebooking. But today, I’m interrupting my own podcast calendar with a step-by-step description of my own process of bibliotherapy with a book that you MUST read.
We’ll talk about what bibliotherapy and restorative reading is, how some of the best books are INCIDENTAL forms of biblio...
Let’s build a writing calendar to sustain you all year long!
A few weeks ago, I shared how you could create a thematic year-long reading calendar to sustain joyful reading life all year long.
In this episode, I’m diving into the power of creating a year-long calendar for WRITING all year long: harnessing the power of the page to plan and dream, reset and heal, grow and change.
Whether you want to explore renewal in spring, creativity...
On this episode of the Get Lit(erate). podcast, we’re exploring three new ways to practice bibliotherapy that have never been talked about on the podcast….or anywhere else that I can find.
Typically, bibliotherapy focuses on the book, specifically the text in the book, and how it can help you grow through what you’re going through. But what about the other text-adjacent forms of bibliotherapy? They matter, too!
Come listen as I talk...
One of the best outcomes of this podcast is the chance to connect with others who share my love of reading and writing and understand the powerful role they play in wellness, healing, creativity and living a life well-lived.
Today’s guest is one of those people.
Sharon Frances is an author, illustrator and mental health advocate who embraces, embodies and celebrates the power of writing and creativity to promote healing of all kinds.
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Back in 2020, I started a reading adventure that has sustained me through the best of times and the worst of times and I’m inviting you to do the same.
In this episode, I’m diving into the power of creating a year-long calendar for thematic reading all year long: curating monthly themes for yourself that inspire creativity, reflection, growth and whatever else you can dream up.
Whether you want to explore renewal in spring, adventur...
Spring is coming and that means many of us have our eye on growth, renewal and learning in the coming months. It’s the perfect time to take a closer look at our reading and writing lives and how they can help us move into this new season with purpose, intention and joy.
Today’s guest is going to help us do just that. Bijal Shah, owner of Book Therapy and author of Bibliotherapy: The Healing Power of Reading, is back to explo...
Do you have a morning routine yet?
Today, I’m tackling the research behind morning routines: what they are, why they’re important and what you should fill them with.
I’ll share the three stackable aspects of my morning routine and why they matter, offer clear research on why reading, writing and movement should be in your morning rituals and offer you a few ways to get started, too.
Today, we are tackling a true bookish dilemma: what do we do with the piles of unread books that we have on our shelves, but never seem to read?
Yup, I’m talking to you.
There’s some good research behind why we need to have books in our home, more books than we could read….but there’s also research on why it’s important to read the books we already have, too.
Come listen as I explore why and how we should read the books we already ha...
I’ve been researching the role of writing in my own wellness journey and have reignited my love for a practice that I did so often and so thoroughly so long ago, but didn’t have a name for.
Now I do: It’s creating mandalas.
Mandalas are circular, intricate and symmetrical designs that have been used for centuries across cultures. It’s actually a form of meditation and mindfulness, blended with a dose of creativity.
Come listen as I ...
Today, I’m sharing a new-to-me genre that might be a new-to-you genre, too. I stumbled upon it in a moment of food poisoning and now, I at least have something good that came out of that experience. =)
In this episode, I’m exploring the genre of graphic medicine: what it is, why it’s important, how it can help us heal, titles worth exploring and more.
Come listen and add a new genre to your TBR with me!
Today, I’m sharing a therapeutic technique for your notebook: one that can be done at any time, anywhere and to anyone, to help you feel better, get more clarity and spark your creativity, too.
What’s the technique? Writing hand-written letters that you’ll never send.
Come listen as I explore the research behind this practice and offer many different ways you could bring this into your own notebooking.
I love exploring ways to make our reading and writing habits more restorative. Small changes can make a big impact in our enjoyment of reading and writing AND in our productivity too.
Aromatherapy uses essential oils to improve our health and well-being and can elevate any experience we choose to engage in…especially reading and writing.
In today’s episode, I’m exploring how aromatherapy can enhance our reading and writing experienc...
Today, I'm playing an encore of my most downloaded podcast episode of all time as I recover from the flu. If this episode is new to you, then enjoy! If you've already listened once, I bet you'll enjoy a second listen to inspire your writing in the new year!
I love books. I love reading. I love notebooks. I love writing.
But life is busy and sometimes, it can be hard to make the time for the kind of reading and writing ...
Do you wish you had more time to spend in your notebook or journal? Do you want to grow a more consistent writing practice? Are you working to put pen to paper in the coming year to gain all of the physical, cognitive and emotional benefits?
This episode is for you.
Today, I’m sharing five new tips to grow a joyful, consistent notebook practice. Whether you call it notebooking, journaling or writing, I’ll share five new ways to he...
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