Psychotherapist and podcaster Emma Reed Turrell on how she developed her writing practice alongside her day job, how to stop people pleasing and set boundaries to help you write and live on your own terms.
In this episode we talk with Psychotherapist and podcaster Emma Reed Turrell on developing her writing practice alongside her day job, launching a book around her expertise, and how she wrote without expectation - in fact it was more important that she meant what she said than it was to get published. Emma also talks about how we can stop "people pleasing" in our writing.
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ABOUT EMMA REED TURRELL
Emma Reed Turrell is a Clinical Supervisor, therapist and podcaster (Best Friend Therapist which she hosts with Elizabeth Day). In her practice she works with people pleasers every day. Her book Please Yourself: How to Stop People-Pleasing and Transform the Way You Live, Emma offers insights and techniques that will help you understand yourself more fully and live more authentically.
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QUOTES FROM EMMA:
“If your reader was already on your side and already bought into everything you had to say, what would you say next?”
“People cannot respect your boundaries if you don't set any. And resentment is a fantastic symptom for you to spot because resentment is the felt symptom of unfelt anger. So if you start to notice that you're resenting people, you might want to reinstate a boundary with the person you resent. So the first thing to do is be really honest with yourself. Have you set any boundaries before you wonder whether anyone's crossed them?”
RESOURCES
Connect with Emma:
Twitter: @etcounselling
Instagram: @emmareedturrell
Emma's Website: emmareedturrell.com
Emma’s book: Please Yourself: How to Stop People-Pleasing and Transform the Way You Live.
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CREDITS
Production by Victoria Spooner. Artwork by Emma Winterschladen