Episode 23: Soul Care for Writers
We all want to be better, more effective writers, right?
Caring for our souls is an integral part of having an effective, God honoring writing life. What does that look like? In caring for our souls, we also need to care for our minds and our bodies because we are multifaceted, whole humans. We can’t separate those aspects of ourselves apart and think that one doesn’t affect the others.
In this episode, I offer three ideas in each category of how to care for ourselves as Christian writers:
Soul Care
Journaling
Prayer/Silence/solitude
Community
Mind care
Reading
Creating
Conversations with others
Body care
Exercise
Healthy eating
Sleep/rest
Resources mentioned:
Ordering Your Private World by Gordon MacDonald
My website resources for journaling and spiritual disciplines
Writers’ Bloc Christian writing community
Group coaching cohort beginning in September
10 questions to help you discover who you're writing for and what you offer them
Which will you do this week to better care for yourself as a writer?