The Write Stuff // Rachel Nielson

Hey, Sister!

Rachel Nielson, host of 3 in 30 Takeaways for Moms, shares writing strategies with sisters Courtney and Carley in this episode all about the importance using writing as a tool to process emotions, remember fleeting, happy moments and convey messages in an impactful way. Leading with a hook, including sensory details, the “show me don’t tell me” philosophy, journaling with pen and paper versus digitally and so much more are covered in today’s episode. Join the sisterhood for this motivational writing class; part of the Hey, Sister! Back to School series, airing August-September 2022.

Call to Action

“My call to action for you is to write down a fleck of gold from every day this week. If it's on a sheet of typing paper or a spiral notebook, it doesn't matter. Start looking for those flecks of gold and write one down each day and see how it changes the way that you think about your motherhood.”-Rachel Nielson

Resources:

• Visit 3in30podcast.com/flecksofgold to get your own Flecks of Gold journal. (Listen at 30:30 mark to hear the custom discount code for the Hey, Sister! Community)

For prior episodes in the Back to School Series, check out the following links to Hey, Sister! Episodes (and be sure to come back for Home Economics next week in Episode 49)

• Episode 42 Rub Some Dirt in it! // Kathleen Mooney (Science)
• Episode 43 Sound of Music // Maren Paris Cline (Music)
• Episode 44 Mind over Money // Mikayla Ockey (Math)
• Episode 45 Let’s get Physical! // Mary Eagan (PE)
• Episode 46 She Knows the Drill // Adriana López (Shop)
• Episode 47 History is Her Story, Too! // Alli Roper (History

For more journaling tips from Rachel Nielson listen to 3 in 30 Takeaways for Mom episode 002

• 3 in 30 Takeaways for Moms Ep 002 Easy Ways to Capture Memories of Motherhood // Laura Webb
• https://3in30podcast.com/journaling/

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Show Timeline

0:00 Introduction of guest and topic

4:15 Rachel’s experiences as an English student

7:15 Writing advice: show me don’t tell me, focus on stories, using creative hooks

9:45 Flecks of Gold journal inspiration: specific moments, time-hop element, including sensory details

12:45 Swapping journaling moments: Harry Potter, the tuba and adorable niece chatter “will you be my best friend forever?”

16:45 Journaling for self vs. posterity

18:45 Daily recording (journaling) vs. annual accounts (annual birthday letter to family members, Christmas cards)

21:15 Handwriting vs. typing (slowing down your brain vs. keeping up with your brain)

22:00 Courtney’s oversharing tendencies: journaling on Facebook pros (keeping extended family updated all at once) and cons (online safety)

25:45 Not one right way to journal! (Personal process and/or private sharing are both okay and serve different purposes) Burning journals? Benefits of keeping records of difficult seasons

28:15 “The happiest people are those who realize they are!”

29:45 Connecting with Rachel, Call to action, concluding thoughts, outtakes