It can feel hard to get into the festive spirit, especially if you’ve got trauma in your past, and especially if it’s tied to a Christmas memory. BUT, my shining light on the Christmas tree is… it can get better! In this week’s episode, I chat about what I’ve done in the last year to really shift my mindset and how Christmas can be an important time for anyone in any kind of recovery.

In this week’s episode, I discuss:

• How Christmas felt when I had an eating disorder, and what I wish I’d done differently.
• How to cope if your trauma memories are linked to the festive system
• Why Christmas can cause us to be sooo hard on ourselves and our recovery.
• Why your Negative Bias can kick in over Christmas, and how to rebalance it with the good stuff.
• 3 ways I keep my triggers in check over Chrissie.
• How to rewrite your own Christmas story and challenge your inner critic
• How a set of matching pyjamas became of symbol of my recovery

As this season of Sass & Something! comes to a close, you can follow along and reach out on Instagram @amy_molloy. Or, if you’re ready to share your trauma, come and write with me through my Book Writing Remedy course or mentoring program.

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Today, we're joined once again by Ally Hensley, who you might remember from episode 3 of season 2. When we last spoke, Ally was just finishing writing her memoir about the rare condition, which transformed her sexual identity. Since then, she's signed a book agent in the UK (no small feat!). This episode is a must, if you dream of writing a book but you believe you have to be famous for people to care about your story (spoiler alert: you don't!)

In this episode, we talk about:

• Dealing with rejection during the pitching process
• Writing about a taboo topic – and getting the publishing world to buy in.
• The pitfalls of writing about gender and sexuality
• The mistake people make when writing memoirs, and how ot avoid it
• Writing about traumatic experiences before you’ve even shared it with your friends or family.
• The legal juggle of writing a memoir, and how to still share your truth whilst protecting yourself
• A sneak behind the curtain of how I support my writers.
• Why I say memoir writing can be like therapy therapy!

If you're ready to write that book, doors are now open for my course, The Book Writing Remedy or enquire about working with me 1:1. We can even ghost-write your memoir if you want us to transform your past into a book for you.

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JESSIE CRIPPS: is a sponsored spear-fisher, free-diver and the cofounder of Underwater Ally Productions who pivoted a career working in TV and events, to dive headfirst (literally!) into the adventure world. Pre-lockdown, Jessie and her partner pooled their savings on a 37ft Catamaran, which they now live on full time. From their YouTube channel, it looks idyllic, but, of course, it comes with challenges!

In this episode, Amy and Jessie talk about:

• Spending lockdown at sea as the world shuts down.
• Why it can feel easy to postpone your dreams.
• Coping with fear, in and out of the water.
• How to soothe your body when it feels under threat.
• Letting go of what you can’t control.
• The freedom of life when you stop comparing.
• And, how everyone can chase their own version of adventure.

If you love this episode, please share and leave a review — let’s spread some feel-good content together.

Follow Jessie’s adventures on her Youtube channel, Sailing Popao and follow her on Instagram @jessie_cripps_sv_popao

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