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Live Happy Now

Writing for Well-being with Beth Kempton

Live Happy Now

Live Happy LLC

Health & Fitness:mental Health, Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.7522 Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Can picking up a pen change your life? This week’s guest says it can! Beth Kempton has been writing nearly her entire life, and she’s learned the value of a daily writing practice. Her latest book, The Way of the Fearless Writer, looks at the many ways writing can help clarify our goals, reconnect us with our dreams, and teach us to listen to our inner voice. In this episode, she explains how becoming a writer is more about what it does for your soul than becoming a best-seller — and how just a few minutes of writing a day can change the way you see the world.  In this episode, you’ll learn: Why writing is good for your overall well-being. How writing can help you reconnect with your creativity. Tips for starting a writing practice.

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0:00.0

Thank you for joining us for episode 425 of Live Happy Now.

0:07.8

What would you say if I told you that picking up a pen could change your life?

0:12.9

I'm your host, Paula Phelps, and this week I'm talking with Beth Kempton about how writing can help you connect with your feelings, your creativity, and ignite your dreams.

0:22.6

As the author of many books, including her latest, The Way of the Fearless Writer, Beth knows firsthand how

0:28.3

writing can help boost our well-being. More than 30,000 people have taken her online writing

0:33.7

courses, and today, she's here to talk about why becoming a writer is more about what it does

0:38.6

for your soul than becoming a bestseller. Let's have a listen. Beth, thank you so much for

0:43.9

joining me on Live Happy Now. Oh, it's my pleasure. What a treat to get to talk to you about writing

0:49.1

and call it work. I know. I'm so excited to have this conversation because, you know, writing has been part of my life

0:56.6

since I was a child. And I think it's an amazing way to connect with ourselves, connect with others.

1:02.1

And to begin with, I wanted to find out about your writing journey. And tell me how writing

1:06.5

started for you. I don't remember not writing.

1:11.1

I mean,

1:14.1

I was surrounded by books since,

1:14.5

well,

1:15.3

for as long as I can remember,

1:18.6

they were part of the decoration in my house as a child,

1:19.4

books everywhere.

1:21.4

And even when we didn't have much money,

1:25.2

my mom would always prioritize buying books,

1:26.0

going to library.

1:26.7

And interestingly,

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