14: Julie Rinard On Holding A Sacred Container For Women & Writing
Julie Rinard, founder of Writing for All Seasons, join us today to talk about how she shifted out of her career in the nonprofit world to turn towards her passion of creative writing. Julie realized as a teen that while her writing classes taught her form, they didn’t necessarily tap into the medium as creative expression. Through that gentle nudge of a pandemic (!), Julie decided it was time to take what was calling forth from her heart and channel it into a new path. As with all of the Mystical Sisterhood guests, Julie has transformed old ways of doing and looking at her life into ways that speak to her soul and allow her to speak from her soul. Do not miss this episode if you want to feel inspired and held in the warm embrace of Julie’s presence.
EPISODE TAKEAWAYS:
- Julie as empath, sacred listener, crafter of the questions, mother, wife and curious soul
- How Julie heard language in her own unique way as a child
- How Julie hit her breaking point during Covid and following her passion became her life’s work
- How a college professor saw Julie’s gift but she wasn’t ready to yet hear it
- Julie’s “reverse engineering” of her relationship with joy
- The 3 C’s of Julie’s business (and maybe a 4th!)
- Setting the sacred container for her clients to express themselves fully
- How Julie fell in love with holding writing circles and the women in them
- Writing to heal, release, express, uplift and affirm
- Julie’s one rule for writing: there are no rules
- A peek into Julie’s writing practices and rituals
About the Guest:
Julie founded Writing For All Seasons to help heart-centered nonprofits and personal growth entrepreneurs bring their business vision and purpose to life through the written word. She offers a wide range of freelance writing services that draw on her communications, program development, facilitation and strategic planning expertise and are enlivened by her curiosity and commitment to being a lifelong learner. Julie offers her gifts so her clients can be free to spend more time building the parts of their business that light them up. She likes to joke, “I write the words so you can change the world.”
She is especially passionate about offering Writing Circles that focus on investigating the inner landscape of the Soul via creative writing in community with other like-minded women. She has been astounded and delighted by the wisdom and beauty that can emerge from within when we are given simple, safe containers for exploration and creative expression. Julie is a Suzi Lula Soul Care Certified Coach, and when she is not in her writing chair, she loves to take long walks with her dog, listen to podcasts by thought leaders and spiritual teachers, and spend quality time with her husband and two children.
Learn more
https://www.facebook.com/julie.rinard.5
Resources mentioned in the podcast:
Poets: John O’Donogue, Mark Nepo
Spiritual Therapist: Suzi Lula
About the Host:
Maureen Spielman is the Founder of Mystical Sisterhood, a podcast dedicated to bringing more joy, healing and expansion to the world. She is a seasoned life coach who supports individuals through one-on-one coaching, groups and workshops. Connect with Maureen:
● Check out her Instagram @maureeenspielman
● Learn more about her work at www.maureenspielman.com
● Want to join our Mystical Sisterhood Membership community? Find out more here: https://www.maureenspielman.com/mysticalsisterhood
● Email Maureen at hello@maureenspielman.com to inquire about coaching, podcasting & speaking engagements
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