Please join me in welcoming Brooke Bownes for today's episode. She is an accredited trauma coach, therapist and global No.1 bestselling author. She works with ambitious women who struggle with feeling stuck and want to get unstuck and heal those inner child wounds, find their power and confidence and release their trauma so they can go for their goals.

She is passionate about this as she once felt powerless and scared to show up in the world as herself. She then started working on her mindset, discovered who she was and loved the feeling of inner contentment and confidence. She went from being scared to speaking on stage. She had an abusive relationship growing up with a narcissistic mother and moved on to two abusive relationships. She has been homeless, I brought up 4 children single-handedly, and she has a unique way of understanding people where they are and helping them to find their power. She discovered how to rewire her mind and regulate her nervous system, release her trauma so I could achieve the dreams she wanted to achieve, and now I help people do the same by helping them. She now lives in a beautiful house with her husband and runs a successful business whilst having fun on adventures in her campervan.

Please find her details below:

• UK Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09DX7PB11
• US Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09DX7PB11
• Email: brooke@brookebownes.com
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brooke-bownes-the-breakthrough-queen-b17815116/

Welcome to a new episode of Stories and Stanza. Please join me in welcoming Lisa Darcy, 'In Author's Chair', for today's episode.

Born in Melbourne, Lisa spent her youth moving around due to her father’s role in the Royal Australian Air Force, including four years living in Malaysia. The family moved back to Brisbane, Australia, where Lisa finished high school and studied journalism at university. After completing her degree, she relocated to Sydney, where she worked as an Acquisitions Editor at publishing house Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (HBJ) and then as a journalist with Australian Consolidated Press, writing for Practical Parenting and Bride to Be. Lisa published several novels with Allen & Unwin, Australia, and her seventh novel, Lily’s Little Flower Shop, was published by Bloodhound Books UK in 2021, followed by My Big Greek Holiday and Should You Keep A Secret? in 2022. A creative writing teacher, Lisa also presents workshops and has been on panels and facilitated workshops at RWA conferences, GenreCon, Sydney Writers’ Festival and many regional and international writers’ festivals, including Kolkata, Chennai, and Hyderabad, India. The Pact is Lisa’s eighth book.

I hope you like the episode. If you are interested in 'The Pact' please find the link below.

https://www.amazon.com.au/Pact-Lisa-Darcy/dp/B0CZM6FT7D/

Please join me in welcoming Zeenat Ahmed-Peto as the guest for today's episode.

Zeenat Ahmed-Peto is a cognitive hypnotherapist who supports sensitive mid-life professionals to heal from burnout and helps them improve their boundaries. Her clients are often overwhelmed with responsibilities and have habits of people-pleasing, leaving their needs last on the list. They work together on building self-esteem and self-love, creating healthy boundaries so they can be kinder to themselves, and creating positive relationships at work and home.

Zeenat helps her clients identify how they experience stress and the core reasons for it, which can range from fear of public speaking to imposter syndrome and anxiety in all areas of life. She works in partnership with her clients to make their dreams an attainable reality and, each day, more joyful.

Zeenat is the author of ‘Too Kind: A Survival Guide for Sensitive Souls’ which is available on Amazon:

• https://www.amazon.co.uk/Too-Kind-Survival-Guide-Sensitive/dp/B0D2B4KDZ5/
• https://zeenatahmedpeto.com/