The Writeous Babe Podcast

Why You Are a Born Influencer

In this episode, we're chatting with Ashley Joy Sutton, a writer and life and leadership coach dedicated to inspiring women to maximize their potential and live a fulfilled life. She believes that we are all “born influencers.”
We discuss what it means to be a born influencer and we discuss her journaling practice, how journaling helped her through pregnancy loss and the role journaling has played in her faith. 
Follow Ashley on Instagram @ashleyjoyspeaks.
 
The Writeous Babe Podcast is a production of See Jane Write, a website and community for women who write. Learn more at seejanewritebham.com.
Special thanks to podcast engineer Eric Flowers of CREED63. Learn more at CREED63.com.
Music production by C.J. Harris. Learn more at CeejHarris.com.

Horror writer Aimee Hardy on the unexpected benefits of journaling

In this episode, we're chatting with Aimee Hardy, author of the modern-day Southern gothic novel "Pocket Full of Teeth." Aimee shares how journaling not only helped her write her novel but also is one of her favorite forms of self-care. 
We discuss how journaling can give you permission to allow your voice to take up space and to be curious and playful. Also, Aimee shares why journaling should be seen as a part of your writing practice, not something in competition with it. 
Learn more about Aimee at AimeeHardy.com. 
 
The Writeous Babe Podcast is a production of See Jane Write, a website and community for women who write. Learn more at seejanewritebham.com.
Special thanks to podcast engineer Eric Flowers of CREED63. Learn more at CREED63.com.
Music production by C.J. Harris. Learn more at CeejHarris.com.
 

Journaling My Way Back to Church

I got engaged!
OK, not really. But getting a name tag from First Church Birmingham felt like an engagement ring.
Let me explain. If you follow my IG Stories you know I've been searching for a new church since December of 2022 and as soon as the search began I immediately noticed how it felt a lot like dating.  
I haven't officially become a member of First Church yet but I ordered a nametag to put a ring on it -- to signify that I plan to commit -- for real, for real -- soon.
In the latest episode of The Writeous Babe Podcast, I'm sharing how journaling helped me in my church search and what I was looking for in a place of worship. I'm also doing the most with this extended metaphor of church hopping being like dating but I hope you will listen anyway.
 
The Writeous Babe Podcast is a production of See Jane Write, a website and community for women who write. Learn more at seejanewritebham.com.
Special thanks to podcast engineer Eric Flowers of CREED63. Learn more at CREED63.com.
Music production by C.J. Harris. Learn more at CeejHarris.com.

An Ordeal of Huge Magnitude

In this week's episode, we're chatting with Juli Brenning, a breast cancer survivor and author of the immersive guided journal So Now What?: A Restoration in Progress From an Ordeal of Huge Magnitude. 
Juli and I discuss how we all face ordeals of huge magnitude and how telling your story through journaling can not only help you heal but can also allow you to build community along the way. 
 
Juli's book is available on Amazon and you can learn more about Juli on her website at JuliBrenning.com or her Substack julibrenning.substack.com.
 
 
The Writeous Babe Podcast is a production of See Jane Write, a website and community for women who write. Learn more at seejanewritebham.com.
Special thanks to podcast engineer Eric Flowers of CREED63. Learn more at CREED63.com.
Music production by C.J. Harris. Learn more at CeejHarris.com.

Why Your Therapist Wants You to Journal

Journaling is NOT therapy but journaling can make your trip to your therapist even more effective. In this episode, we're chatting with licensed counselor Lauren Packer of Packer Counseling LLC about why she asks her clients to journal during and after each session and how she uses journaling in her own life. We also discuss all the different ways to journal. Yes, you can write in a pretty notebook with a pretty pen but you can journal with video, voice notes, pictures and much more.
 
Lauren is a counselor with the Black Women's Mental Health Institute. Learn more at bwmhi.org. 
 
The Writeous Babe Podcast is a production of See Jane Write, a website and community for women who write. Learn more at seejanewritebham.com.
Special thanks to podcast engineer Eric Flowers of CREED63. Learn more at CREED63.com.
Music production by C.J. Harris. Learn more at CeejHarris.com.

Journaling Through Divorce

In this week's episode, we're chatting with Birmingham-based fashion designer Adrienne M. Nixon about how she journaled her way through divorce and why she says journaling saved her life. 
Find Adrienne on social media @adriennemnixon and check out her guided journals Strength In Every Season: A 52-Week Divorce Journal for Black Women and Day & Evening Gratitude Journal. 
 
The Writeous Babe Podcast is a production of See Jane Write, a website and community for women who write. Learn more at seejanewritebham.com.
Special thanks to podcast engineer Eric Flowers of CREED63. Learn more at CREED63.com.
Music production by C.J. Harris. Learn more at CeejHarris.com.

Why I Stopped Journaling

In this week's episode, I'm making a big confession -- I STOPPED JOURNALING. Find out why, what happened when I did, and what lessons I learned along the way. 
 
The Writeous Babe Podcast is a production of See Jane Write, a website and community for women who write. Learn more at seejanewritebham.com.
Special thanks to podcast engineer Eric Flowers of CREED63. Learn more at CREED63.com.
Music production by C.J. Harris. Learn more at CeejHarris.com.

Let's do a mid-year check-in!

We're halfway through 2024. Let's use our journals to do a mid-year check-in and see how we're doing with our goals and to see what's working and what's not. 
 
The Writeous Babe Podcast is a production of See Jane Write, a website and community for women who write. Learn more at seejanewritebham.com.
Special thanks to podcast engineer Eric Flowers of CREED63. Learn more at CREED63.com.
Music production by C.J. Harris. Learn more at CeejHarris.com.

The Freedom of Journaling

In honor of Juneteenth, this week's episode is all about freedom.
I break down how journaling can help you free yourself of burdens, feel free to be yourself and feel free to be brave.
 
The Writeous Babe Podcast is a production of See Jane Write, a website and community for women who write. Learn more at seejanewritebham.com.
Special thanks to podcast engineer Eric Flowers of CREED63. Learn more at CREED63.com.

The Word Collector

In this episode, I'm sharing how the children's book "The Word Collector" is inspiring my writing and journaling practice and how it can inspire yours too. 
 
The Writeous Babe Podcast is a production of See Jane Write, a website and community for women who write. Learn more at seejanewritebham.com.
Special thanks to podcast engineer Eric Flowers of CREED63. Learn more at CREED63.com.
Music production by C.J. Harris. Learn more at CeejHarris.com.