I'm Back!

Jess returns to the podcast after a brief pause since April, and she’s excited to reconnect with her listeners. She explains the reason behind the silence: she’s been focused on writing her book, How to Survive Survival: A Guide to Turning Life’s Hardest Moments into Meaningful Contribution to the World. Writing the book required intense focus and space—and sometimes you have to step back in order to give your story the room it needs to grow. Her new book explores themes of survival, resilience, and turning hardship into something meaningful that serves others. Reflecting on the writing journey, Jess shares key lessons, like the importance of creating sacred writing time, dealing with vulnerability hangovers, and the power of transforming raw survival into meaningful contribution. For listeners working on their own writing projects, Jess offers encouragement and tools to help them push forward. Finally, Jess shares her vision for the next chapter of the podcast, which will feature more episodes on memoir, writing, retreats, and publishing, along with stories from her own author journey. She reassures listeners that she’s back, refreshed, and ready to dive into more inspiring and practical conversations.

This podcast is hosted by Jessica Buchanan, a NYT Bestselling author, speaker, survivor and founder of Soul Speak Press. Soul Speak Press is a boutique non-traditional publishing company focused on publishing stories from women who have been through something, now they know something, and can teach us something.

Learn more about Jessica's first book: Impossible Odds: The Kidnapping of Jessica Buchanan and Her Dramatic Rescue by SEAL Team Six

Learn more about the Deserts to Mountaintops Anthologies. If you're interested in hearing interviews with our Soul Speak Press authors, check out the Deserts to Mountaintops Podcast.