007 – The Writer’s Life – Laura Vaisman – Writing, Anxiety & Adventures
007 – The Writer’s Life – Laura Vaisman – Writing, Anxiety & AdventuresDescription
Writing has always come naturally to Laura while other things in life proved to be more challenging. In her books (one coming soon when writing this) Laura shares her travel experiences, adventures and life lessons, especially her journey with anxiety. We spoke about her writing process, her drive and how she has grown stronger through dealing with anxiety. The last part of this episode covers some hands-on advice on how to deal with this difficult emotion, so grow along with this episode.
2:18 How Laura Got Into Writing
4:35 How The Career Choice of Writing Started
6:27 Expectations of Society Vs. Your Passion
8:51 Inspirations for Writing & The Process
12:35 What A Writing Session Looks Like
14:44 Dealing With Writers Block
16:29 Writing, Editing & Judgement
18:11 Working With Fictional and Auto-Biographical Writing
19:52 Why Laura Chose To Write About Difficult Topics
22:53 The Social Aspect of Anxiety
24:00 Dealing With Challenges in Life and in Writing
27:07 Taking The Time to Recover
28:32 Aspects of Writing
29:27 How Anxiety Laura's Changed Through The Years
32:24 Anxiety as a Super Power and A Message
33:08 Laura's Favorite Mental Tool
36:11 Working with Symptoms vs. Cause of Anxiety
38:08 Laura's Rituals
40:32 Simplicity of Mental Tools and Finding Your Own
41:35 Advice on Life
44:06 Where to Connect With Laura
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