The Green Heart Living Podcast

In this episode Liz interviews Vilma Luz Caban about her journey from a 32-year teaching career to writing a memoir and founding Casa de Maria Publishers in Puerto Rico.

They discuss Vilma’s shift from academic to creative writing, the healing power of storytelling, practical lessons about publishing and promotion, and her mission to support underrepresented writers through retreats, community-building, and editorial mentorship.

Elizabeth Hill interviews Jessica Van Antoine of Phoenix Functional Health about how addressing physiological imbalances can prevent burnout and boost entrepreneurs' energy, focus, and productivity.

Jessica explains functional health, shares her personal burnout recovery, and gives practical advice for using health as a business strategy to optimize performance and well-being.

In this episode Elizabeth Hill shares five key breakthroughs that helped her build a six-figure, location-free business, focusing especially on showing up authentically—being honest about what you know and don’t know, charging your value, shifting to transformation-based packages, using personal assessments like Human Design, and committing to your life purpose. 

She explains how authenticity builds trust with clients, gives examples of learning alongside clients, and closes with a short breathing and reflection exercise to help you drop the mask and step more fully into your true self in business. 

Bridget Brown of Story Matters explains how she helps people—from anxious first-time speakers to TEDx presenters—find and shape the stories that make talks memorable.

She covers why every talk needs a clear purpose, how to balance facts with the human element, and practical strategies to overcome public-speaking fear so your message connects and drives action.

To learn more about Bridget and her work, go to: https://storymatterscompany.com

Elizabeth Hill talks with Virginia Evans about her memoir The Youngest Bee, a heartfelt and often funny account of caring for her parents through cancer and Alzheimer’s and the sisterly bonds that carried her through.

A year after publishing, Virginia discusses how the book has connected with readers, eased caregiver guilt, and led to public events like the Louisiana Book Festival while preserving her family’s legacy. 

You can connect with the author on FB & IG @TheYoungestBee

To view the book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1954493851

Host Elizabeth Hill celebrates the launch of The Abundant Author Guidebook 2026 and explores how writing a book can transform careers, relationships, and life purpose. She explains how allowing the creative process to move through you can lead to unexpected, life-changing opportunities.

Elizabeth outlines five keys that helped her build a six-figure, location-free author business and dives deeper into the first key in this episode: learning to receive money. She shares mindset shifts, practical tips for setting up multiple payment options and packages, and why valuing your work matters.

For a limited time the ebook is free on Amazon (Mar 31–Apr 4); find more at greenheartliving.com and follow Green Heart Living for resources and support.

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Elizabeth Hill explains how she created Green Heart Living Press to offer time and location freedom while earning six figures for multiple years. She outlines five transformative keys that helped her build a sustainable, purpose-driven business.

The episode covers practical breakthroughs: 1) learning to receive money and charge value, 2) showing up authentically, 3) shifting from hourly work to transformation-focused packages, 4) using personal assessments like Human Design, and 5) committing to her life purpose (dharma). It also shares revenue milestones and next-step reflections for listeners.

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Join a gentle guided writing meditation focused on cultivating abundance. Through breathwork, body awareness, and simple journaling prompts, you'll explore how abundance shows up in your life.

Grab a pen and paper, reflect on thoughts and feelings around abundance, recall a moment when you felt abundant, and draw that feeling into your body.

In this excerpt from the Abundant Author® Expert series, Megan Dougherty of One Stone Creative, author of Podcasting for Business, shares how authors can use podcasting to grow their book at launch and beyond.

She introduces the Business Podcast Blueprints—five strategic purposes (relationship building, audience engagement, thought leadership, conversion, and content)—and explains how podcasts can increase reach, sales, SEO, and speed up knowing, liking, and trusting.

Practical tips and data-backed reasons make this a useful guide for authors considering podcasting as a next step in their author platform.

To learn more about Megan and podcasting for authors: https://onestonecreative.net/

To learn more about the Abundant Author® Hive and Expert Series: https://www.greenheartliving.com/author-expert-series

Host Elizabeth Hill speaks with author Mary Bub about her new book, Letters to Betty at 80: Reflections on Authentic, Wise, and Eccentric Years. Mary shares how writing letters helped her process grief after her husband’s death, the lessons of the "grief box" and daily "ordinary things," and how those practices evolved into workshops and community support. 

The episode also covers Mary’s persistence getting media attention (including a TV appearance), practical discussion prompts for readers, and upcoming local workshops for those facing loss and caregiving challenges. 

In Letters to Betty at 80, Mary Bub encourages readers to not just follow along on her eightieth trip around the sun, but to travel with her. Letters to Betty at 80 explores themes that readers of any age can relate to—feeling out of place, acceptance versus resignation, perspective, and familial relationships—with the unique perspective of someone who has lived a long life (82 years!) 

Learn more about the author here: https://marybubauthor.com