{"id":18058,"date":"2016-04-08T04:45:56","date_gmt":"2016-04-08T09:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/?p=18058"},"modified":"2016-04-08T08:19:07","modified_gmt":"2016-04-08T13:19:07","slug":"eps-57-storytelling-parenting-creatively","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/eps-57-storytelling-parenting-creatively\/","title":{"rendered":"Eps 57: The Healing Process of Writing\u2013 Guest Rachel Toalson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Today my guest is a writer, a podcaster with her husband Ben, a very creative and productive woman, and also mother of 6 boys\u2013including 3 year old twins:<br \/>\nRachel Toalson.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18059\" src=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/rtwebheader5-e1459877431335.jpg\" alt=\"rtwebheader5\" width=\"600\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/rtwebheader5-e1459877431335.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/rtwebheader5-e1459877431335-350x99.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>3 THINGS TO REMEMBER BEFORE YOU LISTEN:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>When you listen to the show, creating it\u00a0feels\u00a0extra worthwhile.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #339966;\">Sharing the show with others, makes it <strong>grow<\/strong>.<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #339966;\">But giving to show, keeps it alive<\/span><span style=\"color: #339966;\">.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><u>Thank you for<\/u><\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: underline; 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podcast<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/seanwes.com\/intheboat\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u2022 WEBSITE for the podcast<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Being creative and having a family.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t give up your creative dream once you have kids.<\/p>\n<p>Tools for pursuing dreams, intentional parenting and parenting with values.<\/p>\n<p>MIN 3:30<\/p>\n<p>Teaching our kids that parenting doesn\u2019t mean we stop being who we really are but that we invite our children into a wonderful creative life.<\/p>\n<p>MIN 5:30<\/p>\n<p>What is Fairendale?<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.racheltoalson.com\/fairendale\/\" target=\"_blank\">Visit the Fairendale Page for a free Prequel<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MIN 7:00<\/p>\n<p>Our choices matter but they don\u2019t define us.<\/p>\n<p>9:00MIN<\/p>\n<p>On storytelling<\/p>\n<p>MIN 12:30<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.racheltoalson.com\/crashtestparents\/\" target=\"_blank\">Crash test parents<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MIN 14<\/p>\n<p>Exploring the difficult parts of life in memoir.<\/p>\n<p>MIN 18<\/p>\n<p>The healing process of writing.<\/p>\n<p>MIN 19:30<\/p>\n<p>Writer\u2019s guilt<\/p>\n<p>MIN 20:00<\/p>\n<p>Resources and services for writers<\/p>\n<p>MIN 22:00<\/p>\n<p>Our lives are like stories<\/p>\n<p>MIN 24:30<\/p>\n<p>Documentation of your strength as a human.<\/p>\n<p>MIN 25:30<\/p>\n<p>Inoculating yourself against having your joy sucked away during good times.<\/p>\n<p>MIN 26:00<\/p>\n<p>Advice to parents from a mom of 6 boys<\/p>\n<p>Parenting in an emotionally intelligent way and really knowing your child.<\/p>\n<p>MIN 29<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.habitsforwellbeing.com\/10-guideposts-for-wholehearted-living-by-dr-brene-brown\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brene Brown &#8211; whole hearted<\/a>\u00a0living (click to read the 10 guideposts)<\/p>\n<p>Rachel\u2019s twins that share their own language and partner in \u201ccrime\u201d.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2022 Visit Rachel at <a href=\"http:\/\/racheltoalson.com\" target=\"_blank\">racheltoalson.com<\/a><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Spark My Muse is released twice-weekly. 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