The MESH

The Written Compass

125 episodes

The world needs more inclusive and intuitive stories and voices. If you are here, then you are curious about disrupting the status quo and activating the power of language, specifically your voice, by writing and sharing your non-fiction stories from your life and experiences. Shana V. Hartman, PhD turned embodied writing coach, hosts The Written Compass. A podcast for inspiration, education, and activation of powerful new narratives that leave a lasting legacy.

Episodes

  • · 18m

    Episode 100: Celebrating 100 Episodes!

    I am celebrating 100 episodes of The Written Compass. In the episode, I discuss what I have learned, what myself and my team are celebrating, and I share the amazing books we have…

  • · 11m

    Episode 99: 10 Writing Prompts for Inspiration

    In today’s episode, I share 10 powerful and inspiring writing prompts to get you out of your head and into your words! Some are my own, some are borrowed, all are going to support…

  • · 13m

    Episode 98: #1 Book Killer

    I was talking to an amazing artist and writer recently. This woman had been working on her book for years. She was struggling with what so many aspiring writers do: overwhelm. We…

  • · 10m

    Episode 97 Reflection: What if the MESS is the way forward?

    I was on a recent coaching call with a client and she was elbow-deep in some powerful, healing, and messy personal writing. But, she felt stuck in writing “the book.” This got me…

  • · 12m

    Episode 96: How Can I Support Your Writing?

    In this episode, I share all the different ways myself and my team support people just like you on whatever their writing journey may be! Our mission: We envision a world where…

  • · 24m

    Episode 95: Unveiling the Secrets: Meet Karen Taylor

    In this episode, I had the pleasure of sitting down with the amazing, direct, powerhouse that is Karen Taylor! Karen is one of our amazing authors who has participated in our two…

  • · 12m

    Episode 94: How to Capture Your Ideas

    In Episode 92 I did some fun exploring of what work and living and writing gets to look like. Hopefully that episode supported you in realizing you are basically always writing.…

  • · 12m

    Episode 93: Gratitude Guide (That Will Support Your Writing)

    Often coming up with ideas for writing is presented as this thing we don’t yet have and must come up with, and then we can write! In this episode, I get curious about how we can…

  • · 12m

    Episode 92: Art of Writing (and Living)

    I have been leaning into what “work” gets to look like these days. Am I working when I am on a walk with my dog? Am I working when I take my son and I to dinner? Am I working when…

  • · 13m

    Episode 91: Why Does Writing Feel So Scary?

    In today’s episode, I keep the spooky Halloween spirit going and talk about why we often feel so scared to write! I dive into some of the ways that I coach people through naming…

  • · 9m

    Episode 90: Real Talk about Royalties as an Author

    In today's episode, I share my experiences in receiving royalties from my books. I have published traditionally with a big publishing house and self-published. In the episode, I…

  • · 44m

    Episode 89: Meet Tonya Reid author in Unveiling the Secrets and US Hairways

    I cannot wait to share this week’s episode of The Written Compass Podcast with you!!!! It was my absolute pleasure to sit down with Tonya Reid. Tonya has been a client of ours for…