⚠️ Trigger Warning: This episode contains talk of grief, mental health, family trauma, and the chaotic joy of self-publishing. Basically, if you’re feeling fragile, pour a drink first. Or don’t. We’re not your therapist.

🎙️ Episode 44: Writing Through the Wreckage (ft. Vanessa Kramer)

Just when you thought we couldn’t get any more emotionally unstable — surprise! We invited indie author and all-around powerhouse Vanessa Kramer to pull up a mic and spill all the tea on writing while wounded, family dynamics that aren’t Instagram-worthy, and what happens when your creative outlet becomes your survival strategy. ✍️🧨

Erika's one mic away from an existential spiral, Sarah’s trying to remember what day it is, and Vanessa? She’s out here dropping truth bombs wrapped in wit. (Because nothing says healing like dark humor and a Google Doc.)

💔 Grieving and still functioning?

💡 Turning trauma into a book deal?

📝 Self-publishing without losing your mind (entirely)?

This episode is basically the group chat with your smartest, snarkiest friends — plus some publishing advice and a few emotional sucker punches.

🎧 Buckle up, it’s a ride.

🔥 Are you a fellow creative chaos gremlin trying to stay afloat?

📚 Thinking about writing your own story — the messy, unfiltered version?

😵‍💫 What’s your biggest WTF moment of the week?

Tell us. We need to know we're not alone.

Find Vanessa on all the socials and her website: vanessakramerauthor.com

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