The Green Heart Living Podcast

I Did It for Her with Daisy Plaza

"Her final words were a promise I knew I had to keep. I have to tell the story...MY story."

 

Author Daisy Plaza experienced trauma and violence in her home from a young age: abuse as a child, gang membership, and intimate partner violence. It was everywhere she turned. It was what she knew.

 

Rather than letting this dampen her spirit, she used her experiences navigating trauma to help others on the front lines of the emergency room. In her newly released book I Did It for Her, Daisy shares how she was able to leave behind pain, trauma, and violence (including escaping a gang, an abusive marriage, and, even, a serial killer) - and focus on healing and showing her four children unconditional love and how to be strong no matter what the circumstances.

 

I Did It for Her is now available in paperback and ebook on Amazon. 

 

Trigger warning: This podcast would be rated PG, but the book does include some graphic descriptions of violence. Its focus, however, is on how Daisy moved through these experiences, learned from them, and used her inner strength to leave this all behind so she could heal.

Where Are All the Kids? with Teri Leonard Michaud

How far would you go to save your family?

In this episode, I speak with author Teri Leonard Michaud about her newly released book Where Are All the Kids?

Where Are All the Kids? reads like fiction but is based on a true story - that of Teri's own family. Set in 1958, when women had limited opportunities and independence, Teri's mother battled to keep her large Catholic family together, despite her husband's rampant alcoholism. 

Together, we talk about what it was like to write a story so close to home, tips for writers, and the healing available through writing.

Where Are All the Kids? published by Green Heart Living Press and is available in paperback and ebook on Amazon.

 

My DIY Writing Retreat in the Berkshires

Yes, there are lots of things you can do to make your home a cozy, productive, retreat-like environment, but sometimes, you just need to get out of dodge!

In this episode, I talk about some of the benefits of writing retreats - and a creative way I got to create my own writing retreat experience - for free!

I'd love to hear of any DIY Writing Retreats you may have done! Please share! 

Debunking Myths About Money and Social Work with LaQueshia Clemons

"Social workers can't make money!" Ever heard that?

On this episode, I spoke with financial therapist and bestselling author LaQueshia Clemons, LCSW, AFC about some of the myths surrounding money, financial wellness, and the social work profession.

We discuss:

- the field of financial therapy

- guilt and shame around money and debt

- the versatility of MSW and MFT degrees

- how therapists and counselors can diversify their income streams

- the motivations behind spending

LaQueshia is the author of It's More than Just a Budget: A Guided Financial Wellness Journal and co-author of Living Your Optimal Life. Both titles are available on Amazon. 

To learn more about LaQueshia:

https://freedomlifetherapy.com 

Embracing Vulnerability & Divine Masculinity with Edwin Aristor

What does it mean to be a man? A father? A husband? What does it look like to fully embrace your role as a father?

Liz interviews Edwin Aristor, father, husband, mentor, mental health advocate, and co-author of the recently released "The Expanding Man Chronicles." Edwin vulnerably shares his healing journey to discovering what it means to step into fatherhood - even when he had lost his father at the early age of 3.  

Welcoming Spring with Your Body, Mind & Heart

In this guided writing meditation, you will:

• honor the experiences of the Winter season
• tune into the body, mind, and heart
• get curious about the energy that you desire this Spring
• welcome this new energy in  

Surviving and Thriving in a World that Is Waking Up with Jen Madrone

On today's podcast, I speak with Jen Madrone, bestselling author of the newly released UpRising: Surviving and Thriving in a World that is Waking Up. As a spiritual teacher, sound healer, reiki master, and bodyworker, Jen has been guiding others through the processes of healing and transformation for over 20 years. Jen has been able to shepherd many through the process of spiritual awakening. Her new book shares: 

• the stages of awakening
• the symptoms you might experience 
• the catalysts that ignite the process
• the higher purpose of the pain and
• the tools and techniques to move through this inner revolution

On the podcast, we share what inspired her to write, tips and guidance for authors and healers, and the most important message that those who are going through a spiritual awakening are most definitely not alone.

 

The paperback and ebook are available on Amazon. You can connect with Jen at www.jenmadrone.com 

The Abundant Author Archetypes

Do you cringe at the idea of book marketing?

There are a million gazillion things that many marketers will tell you you "should" be doing to market your book. No wonder so many writers feel overwhelmed and icky about book marketing!

Book marketing does NOT have to feel cringy or icky. If you are doing marketing that aligns with your Abundant Author Archetype, it can feel fun, light, and easy. It might not even feel like "marketing" at all! 

In this episode, we go over the 8 Abundant Author Archetypes - along with specific examples of bestselling authors rocking out each one - so you can learn how to increase your income and impact through book sales in a way that feels aligned for you. 

The Heart of Your Message

What is the heart of your message?

In this episode, we cut through all of the confusion and overwhelm that can come with deciding on a book idea, and get right down to the heart of your message.

For additional guidance on this topic: https://www.greenheartliving.com/findtheheart

Your Body is an Oracle with Robin Mayberry

"You can't plan an optimal life, but you can choose it, one awareness at a time." - Robin Mayberry

 

On this episode, I talked with Robin Mayberry, BodyTalk practictioner™, transformational coach, and co-author of the bestselling book Live Your Optimal Life. Her chapter "Your Body is an Oracle" explores how we can cultivate a relationship with our body and learn to listen to its messages, so we can live "an abundant life in an easy body." Robin did this herself, by transforming her decades-long dysmorphia, eating disorders, and substance abuse through restoring her relationship with her body. Now she helps others do the same.