Deep Memoir Writing: 3 Stages of Transformation Every Writer Should Know with Jennifer Selig

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In today’s episode, join me and Jennifer Selig as we explore how memoir writing can be a powerful tool for healing and self-discovery. Learn how Jennifer’s unique blend of depth psychology and storytelling offers a fresh perspective on the writing process, and find out how her alchemical stages of change and equations for transformation can help you navigate the emotional terrain of your memoir.  

Episode Highlights

• 4:30:  Depth Psychology and the Writing Cure
• 12:15:  Understanding Archetypes
• 17:28: The Three Stages of Transformation 
• 25:30 The Four Equations of Transformation 
• 29:00 The Issue of Catharsis 
• 34:00 The Power of Attention

Resources for this Episode:

• “'Nobody Sees a Flower, Really, It Is So Small': Extolling the Ethic of Attention” by Jennifer Leigh Selig 
• “A Question of Catharsis” by Debra Gwartney

Jennifer’s Bio: Jennifer Leigh Selig is an LBGTQ+ teacher, international speaker, book publisher, and author whose writing and teaching career spans four decades. She’s the author of dozens of newspaper articles, book reviews, essays, journal articles, short stories, screenplays, and books, including the Nautilus Gold award-winning book Deep Creativity: Seven Ways to Spark Your Creative Spirit, and her latest book, Deep Memoir: An Archetypal Approach to Deepen Your Story and Broaden Its Appeal.

Connect with Jennifer: 

Website: www.jenniferleighselig.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.selig.1

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenniferselig/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferleighselig/

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