Like me, began her career as a teacher. Over the past few years she found herself making a big change due to an “unplanned, pandemic-induced transition” and now absolutely considers herself to be a writer. In this episode, we talk about giving yourself permission to become a writer, honouring the ideas when they come and listening to whispers. Have you ever found yourself to be an ‘Ideas volcano’ where you can’t stop coming up with (and spewing) new ideas? Maria mentions this piece of mine during our conversation and so I’ve linked to it here in case anyone didn’t see it when I first wrote it back in September. Maria has a Substack page of her own: Dream Big (click the link to check it out and subscribe!) I hope you find listening to Maria’s writing journey to be as inspiring as I did! There will be a new episode coming in two weeks’ time which features . Subscribe here and receive the next podcast episode with Emily direct to your inbox! One final thing… Today at 7:30pm (UK time) I am hosting Create Ensemble, the online place to gather for an hour of calm inspiration. Set aside the time and come along and write, draw, paint, knit, sew, read, compose (or something else) in the presence of others on the screen. You won’t regret it! It’s for paid subscribers, but I’m offering a 24-hour only flash offer (until 1st Feb) where you can sign up for an annual subscription and get 20% off FOREVER! That’s just £32 per year. The meeting link was available at the bottom of this paywalled post and will be sent to all paid subscribers again a few hours before the session. Don’t miss out! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chezhanny.substack.com/subscribe