Send us a textThis week’s podcast episode with guest, Alyssa Brade, is packed full of insights into mitigating burnout as a Mother and Author. You’ll come away with insights and strategies for your writing. You’ll find yourself connecting right away with Alyssa’s stories of motherhood that led her to write, Mommy Needs a Minute: From Burnout to Empowerment (this is an affiliate link, so if you click here and purchase you’ll be supporting the Inspired Writer Collective). Alyssa talks about the exhaustion that comes with being a new mom and trying to do everything for everyone, and ultimately losing herself in the process. She was trying to navigate childcare while: working, going to school, maintaining a relationship with her husband, and managing her home. A traumatic experience involving one of her sons, and becoming very sick herself, led Alyssa to evaluate her priorities and where she needed to put her energy. She was exhausted from pushing hard, a feeling many moms can relate to, and it led her to share her insights about how to mitigate burnout and hold onto your identity with the hope of helping other moms not feel so alone. Alyssa wrote her book in 12 months and is a self-published author. Here are a few of her tips she shares about how she was able to get writing done: making sure she met a daily word count goal, writing even when she wasn’t feeling inspired, choosing a time of day to write for an hour. The words Alyssa wrote were far from perfect every day. This is a reality of the writing process. It’s not going to be your best writing every time you sit down. Alyssa emphasizes the importance of making the time to write. Even when you don’t feel like it. Even if you’re not inspired. Alyssa shares her experience with publishing and marketing her book. She encourages you to get started even if you’re not sure what you’re doing. You’ll learn a lot in the process and what works for someone else may not work for your book. Alyssa goes on to talk about her struggles with entering motherhood and taking on that identity. It wasn’t what she had planned for, but she has since embraced the joy of the journey. She continues to work on not losing her own sense of self as an Author.  Welcome to the Inspired Writer Collective podcast. If you've ever felt the pull to write your truth, to shape the chaos of real life into something meaningful and to share your journey with the world, you're in the right place. We're your hosts, Elizabeth and Stephanie, writers, coaches, and entrepreneurs who believe in you and know how important it is to find a writing community to guide you on your path to self-publishing. You’re invited to connect with us by joining our Embodied Writing Experience where you’ll get a writer’s retreat directly to your inbox on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays each week. Whether you’re working on a memoir, a novel, or journaling for yourself, this is an invitation to slow down, tune in, and write with embodied intention.   Join our Embodied Writing Experience where you’ll get a writer’s retreat directly to your inbox on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays each week. This is an invitation to slow down, tune in, and write with embodied intention. Get on the waitlist for the Memoir Master Plan cohort here. If you prefer to watch our conversations, you can find all of them on our YouTube channel. You can find us on Instagram and Threads

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