The Written Compass

The world of business needs more inclusive and intuitive stories and voices. If you are here you are curious about disrupting the status quo and activating the power of language, your language, by writing and sharing your amazing message. Dr. Shana Hartman, spouse, mother of 3, and Ph.D. turned embodied writing coach hosts The Written Compass. A podcast for inspiration, education, and activation of powerful new narratives in the world of business and life for heart-centered folks just like you.

Episode 51: Mini-Book + Micro-Course = Legacy

I know you are in the business of helping people get huge transformations in their lives. Most of the people I work with deliver that transformation in a book, but they also have programs, courses, and other offerings as well. What if you could find a way to put it all together and give people…

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Episode 50: Vulnerably Authentic with Halinka Prevett

Have you ever worked so hard & so long for a dream, only to realize it was no longer aligned with you? Have been so determined to push yourself and hustle, only to have your body completely fail you and force you to rest? If you are nodding, then you have wrestled with the very juicy life…

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Episode 49: Writing your Soul’s Wisdom with Regyna Curtis

I don’t often bring on guests, but as The Written Compass has grown, so has my connections with amazing authors! In this week’s episode, I talk with Regyna Curtis, founder of Amaitri. We begin the episode where she begins her work with clients: getting connected to our soul wisdom. I’m excited for you to listen and…

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Episode 48: Embody & Spew

Recently one of my clients had a big aha! She realized that her job was not to figure out all the different parts of her book right now when she is just starting out on her book writing journey. What a relief?! We discovered that when she just gets embodied and connected to herself, then…

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Episode 47: Write Like a Kid

When you were a kid did you ever write stories? Me too! But somewhere along the way, that kid-like approach to writing got swapped for heavy pressure and concern for being and writing “right.” In today’s episode, I share several simple ways you can tap into that child writer again. If you love this episode, then you’ll love…

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Episode 46: Verbal Writing

There is a stigma around what writing is supposed to look like. What is the image that shows up for you? Do you picture someone at a typewriter or computer? Do you picture a lovely journal and fancy pen? Often we envision black words on the white page as the only way writing can show…

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Episode 45: My Writing Business Journey

I love when business owners share some of their journey and “behind the scenes” of how and why they do what they do. In today’s episode, I’ll share: How I became an embodied writing coach My experience as a BodyMind Method Coach Why how I talk to clients is so important How I run my…

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Episode 44: Auto-Generated Writing Friend or Foe?

There are some really cool writing support tools out in the world. One type I see often are websites and apps that auto-generate writing for you. In this week’s episode, I get curious about whether this kind of tool is a friend or foe in your writing journey. Here is a sneak peak at some…

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Episode 43: What is the Embodied Writing Mastermind?

I share a lot about how you can work with my team and I to get your amazing non-fiction personal growth and/or business strategy book out in the world. In today’s episode I decided to really break down what that program, the Embodied Writing Mastermind looks like. I describe our 3 core elements of the…

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Episode 42: Slow is Smooth Writing

I get a LOT of ads about professing claims like…“I wrote my book in a weekend and now I want to share my simple template for you to do the same!” OR “My clients write their books in 36.2 hours on average and you can do the same.” I don’t know about you, but I’m sick…

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