Episode 5 The Healing Power of Writing & Retreat with Kerstin Pilz

Welcome to Episode 5 of the Create Your Story Podcast!

In this episode, I’m joined by Kerstin Pilz, published author, former academic, writing teacher, yoga teacher and retreat leader.

We chat about:

• Transition and turning points
• The healing power of writing
• Dealing with grief and challenges of loss
• Being a TEDx speaker
• The value of retreat for writing and life
• Being the author of your story
• Writing her memoir, ‘Falling Apart Gracefully’
• Writing practices and teaching
• And so much more!

Full transcript: https://www.quietwriting.com/healing-power-writing-retreat-kerstin-pilz/

Quiet Writing website: https://www.quietwriting.com/

Wholehearted Books: https://www.quietwriting.com/wholehearted-book/

Wholehearted Self-leadership Book Club: https://www.quietwriting.net/wholehearted-selfleadership-book-club

Your free copy of Chapter 1 of Wholehearted:

https://www.quietwriting.net/wholehearted-chapter-1

About Kerstin Pilz

Kerstin Pilz PhD is a published author, former academic with almost 20 years university teaching experience, a TEDx speaker and a 200 RYT yoga teacher. She is currently completing her memoir Falling Apart Gracefully. Her previous publications include academic monographs and travel features in the Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian and the New York Times and travel industry magazines. When tragedy turned her life upside-down, she discovered the healing power of writing and now teaches creative writing online and on multi-day retreats in her beautiful home in Mission Beach, Far North Queensland, Australia and in Hoi An, Vietnam, where she lives part time.

Kerstin’s website: www.writeyourjourney.com

Instagram: @writeyourjourney

Facebook: @writeyourjourney

TEDx talk on The Healing Power of Writing: https://www.writeyourjourney.com/kerstin-pilz-tedx-townsville-the-healing-power-of-writing/

or shortened version: https://youtu.be/btxVXcRDhqY