Women of Steel with Miriam Grace

Author Suzette Mullen talks to Miriam about her book, 'The Only Way Through is Out' and the importance and significance of women’s stories and writings. They discuss the process of coming out, the books that have helped them empathise with others, favourite authors and the life saving nature of community and connection.Suzette Mullen is a certified book coach, speaker, and the author of the coming-out and coming-of-age memoir The Only Way Through Is Out (University of Wisconsin Press, 2024), named one of February’s “most anticipated” releases by Lambda Literary. Her essays have appeared in the New York Times, today.com, and Brevity, among other outlets. As a book coach, Suzette guides memoir and nonfiction writers to find their deeper stories and define their big ideas, and she particularly enjoys supporting LGBTQ+ writers. A graduate of Harvard Law School and Wellesley College, Suzette made a big leap personally and professionally at midlife and is working on her next memoir, appropriately titled After the Leap.Books and authors mentioned in the show are: Elizabeth Strout (an example is Lucy by the Sea); Butch Hijab Blues A Memoir by Lamya H; Milkman by Anna Burns; The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christie Lefteri and The Only Way Through Is Out by Suzette Mullen.Suzette Mullen:Instagram: @urstoryfinderWebsite: https://www.yourstoryfinder.comWork with Suzette: https://www.yourstoryfinder.com/workwithsuzetteBooks: https://www.yourstoryfinder.com/booksMiriam Grace is a psychotherapist and author with 35 years experience. Website: www.blue-skies.org.uk Facebook: Miriam Grace Therapist Blue SkiesInstagram: @MiriamGraceBlueSkiesEmail: miriam@blue-skies.org.ukPodcast website: womenofsteel.co.uk Instagram: @womenofsteelpodFacebook: @womenofsteelpodcastProduction by Tim Jones: webmill.co.uk Music by Brynovsky: brynovsky.co.uk  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alexander teacher and creator of Body Intelligence, Imogen Ragone and Miriam talk about the inevitable stresses of caring for a parent with dementia and learn how Imogen was able to apply her learning to help her through devastating and incremental loss.Imogen helps women who are stressed, anxious, maybe even dealing with trauma, to better support their nervous system so they feel calmer and more at ease in themselves, and so they have a sense of more agency and feel more empowered in their lives.Imogen calls her work, “BodyIntelligence,” and it is based on the principles of the Alexander Technique, an evidence-based mind-body approach to using our whole selves – body and mind - consciously, efficiently, with freedom, ease and poise. She has over 18 years’ experience teaching this transformational work, and has developed her own unique approach focusing especially on an embodied mindfulness and self-care. In recent years her work has increasingly focused on supporting women, especially those in caregiving roles with friends or family members, and dealing with chronic stress and trauma.Imogen gives her clients concepts, tools, and mindful practices they can use immediately. These days she mostly works with small groups and much of this is done online via Zoom, though she does maintain a small private practice too.Imogen's website: https://imogenragone.comOn Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/CalmConfidentControlhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/bodyintelligencecommunityOn LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/imogenragoneFoundations of Regulation Course for women dealing with chronic stress or trauma:https://imogenragone.com/foundations-of-regulationMonthly Half-Hour Guided Constructive Rest Sessions: https://imogenragone.com/constructive-rest-for-stress-reliefMiriam Grace is a psychotherapist and author with 35 years experience. Website: www.blue-skies.org.uk Facebook: Miriam Grace Therapist Blue SkiesInstagram: @MiriamGraceBlueSkiesEmail: miriam@blue-skies.org.ukPodcast website: womenofsteel.co.uk Instagram: @womenofsteelpod Facebook: @womenofsteelpodcast Production by Tim Jones: webmill.co.uk Music by Brynovsky ©2024: brynovsky.co.uk  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Miriam talks to Nelly Naylor, award winning wedding photographer specialising in LGBTQ+ weddings who is celebrating her 10 years in business. Together they explore how a diagnosis of ADHD can be like a second coming out. As well as weddings Nelly helps business professionals elevate their online presence with colourful expressive visuals.Nelly Naylor 07455912295 Nnphotography@outlook.com Instagram and Facebook: @nellynaylorphotography Instagram (Business branding): @nellynaylorphotography_Website: www.nellynaylor.comNelly's BBC appearance talking about her ADHD diagnosis journey:https://www.facebook.com/reel/851574726513203?mibextid=WC7FNe Miriam Grace is a psychotherapist and author with 35 years experience. Website: www.blue-skies.org.uk Facebook: Miriam Grace Therapist Blue SkiesInstagram: @MiriamGraceBlueSkiesEmail: miriam@blue-skies.org.ukPodcast website: womenofsteel.co.uk Instagram: @womenofsteelpod Facebook: @womenofsteelpodcast Production by Tim Jones: webmill.co.uk Music by Brynovsky ©2024: brynovsky.co.uk  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming soon, Women of Steel.Miriam Grace talks to remarkable women about their lives and challenges through the lens of her work as a psychotherapist. Recorded in Sheffield, the UK city of steel, Women of Steel uncovers lived experiences which challenge existing power structures and validate the voices of marginalised or disadvantage women. Compassionate, joyful, wise, honest, and irreverent, Miriam, and her guests, celebrate ways in which women endure, and the podcast focuses on the idea that shared stories become a community resource for us all to to deepen, to strengthen and to grow.Miriam Grace is a psychotherapist and author with 35 years experience. Website: www.blue-skies.org.uk Facebook: Miriam Grace Therapist Blue SkiesInstagram: @MiriamGraceBlueSkiesEmail: miriam@blue-skies.org.ukPodcast website: womenofsteel.co.uk Instagram: @womenofsteelpod Facebook: @womenofsteelpodcast Production by Tim Jones: webmill.co.uk Music by Brynovsky ©2024 : brynovsky.co.uk  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.