The Late Debbie Ford's New Book (w/ her sister Arielle Ford & my sister Carol Allen)

Beautiful Writers Podcast

Linda Sivertsen

Writing, Authors, Books, Book Deals, Writers, Arts, Bestsellers, Book Proposals, Publishing, Society & Culture

4.7 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2018

⏱️ 67 minutes

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The late Debbie Ford is here today, via her sister, Arielle Ford! In a kind of tribute to sisters, joining us as my guest co-host is my sister, Carol Allen. The four of us—Debbie, Arielle, Carol, and I—have a long friendship, so I’ve been looking forward to this sweet, informal convo. We cover so much beyond the book, including Debbie as a spiritual leader and bossy little sister; writing and the wacky world of dealmaking; magical beginnings with Deepak Chopra; muses + guides that wake us up...

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0:00.0	This is The Beautiful Writers' Podcast.
0:07.1	I'm Linda Sievertson, and you could call today's show a tribute to sisters.
0:12.3	Debbie Ford has a new book out, which is nothing new to this author of 10 books,
0:17.1	including The Dark Side of the Light Chasers, spiritual divorce, why good people do bad
0:22.5	things, and the best year of your life. Except that Debbie passed away in 2013 and obviously
0:29.0	isn't physically here to talk about the March 6th release of what some are calling her most
0:34.8	powerful book. Debbie's sister Ariel Ford is here.
0:39.3	With her first interview about your holiness,
0:42.5	Discover the Light Within,
0:44.4	a recently found unpublished work by Debbie,
0:47.8	a beloved spiritual teacher
0:49.2	and number one New York Times bestselling author.
0:52.4	While she was suffering from cancer
0:54.0	in the last years of her life, Debbie reflected on the
0:56.9	astonishing holiness residing in each of us for these pages.
1:01.6	The book has a foreword by Marianne Williamson, and I'm telling you it's one for the annals.
1:07.4	Wait till I share the mystical way in which this book came about.
1:11.7	Ariel and her husband Brian and Ariel's mother, Sheila,
1:15.3	got an invitation from the celebrated medium and longtime family friend James von Pragg for a private reading.
1:22.1	Within seconds of sitting down, Debbie spoke through James with a request to Ariel to write a prayer book with her.
1:28.6	Easy stuff, she promised.
1:31.6	Ariel didn't see how that could work at all.
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