Ever feel like every other scholar is writing faster, better, and with more ease than you while you’re stuck belly flopping into your draft?
I’m here to reassure you that you’re definitely not doing it wrong. In this episode, I share the story of 7-year-old me spending eight determined hours trying to learn to dive and how that experience became a metaphor for building a resilient writing practice. We’ll talk about why knowing what good writing looks like isn’t the same as being able to produce it and how reframing your struggles can help you stay in the water long enough to make real progress.
I’ll share two evidence-backed ways to build resilience in your writing life: reframing how you interpret challenges and cultivating the kind of writing community that truly supports your process. You’ll walk away with a new perspective on messy drafts, slow timelines, and the myth that everyone else is doing it better.
Belly flops, it turns out, are not failures; instead, they’re training your brain to dive deeper next time.
Read the article mentioned in this episode: Resilience Decoded: Brain, Genes, and Adaptation
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