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Jodie McCarthy


This is the personal blog of Jodie McCarthy.

This collection of writing and poems is designed to encourage women on their journey.

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The road to being a published author is a long one. But I am so grateful for my travelling companions along the way. This beautiful lady has been an accountability buddy and valued friend on this journey. 💖 . 📷 @amandaviviers I used to have this idea that being a writer was a solitary job. One where I would have to be in a remote cottage somewhere to get any work done. (I can dream can’t I!😝) . While it is true that the bulk of the job is a transaction between me and a blank page, I have found that community is an absolute necessity in travelling this journey. . Last night I got to preview my book with @inspirecollective_ , my creative community. It was so good to see my writing mentor @elainefraserauthor and my book designer @_kelliemaree_ looking at the book together. It was great to share some pages with this community that have encouraged and supported me on this journey. . Yes, writing can be a solitary pursuit but it doesn’t have to be. In fact I would say the experience is made richer by allowing others to share in your journey. When you go on a writing retreat and your host crochets fingerless gloves for everyone. . Then the weather turns freezing ❄️ and you discover that they perfectly match your desk and to do list! Thanks @amandaviviers 😘 The countdown is on to launch day on the 4th July. . This is a crazy season I am in right now. One of talking about this book rather than writing it. I am so much more comfortable with the day-to-day ‘bum on seat, hands on keyboard’ part of the writing life. I am being stretched so much in this new season. . But I believe in the power of words. I believe that recognising elements of your story in the words of someone else can bring healing. . So I am stepping into an uncomfortable space for me. And I offer my words in the hope that they will encourage someone who is on their own grief journey. . If you are Perth based and are interested in attending the launch DM me. It’s here. After many years of work it is hard to believe that I get to hold it in my hand. The words from heart have become words on a page and it is a thing of beauty. I will never tire of the joy of creating. Whether it is baking a cake, or planting a garden, or writing a book. All require work, all require giving of the self, but that moment when you pull the cake out of the oven, or cut roses for a vase, or hold a book you wrote in your hands and say “I did this” is gold 💛 I had a conversation with one of the monks over the weekend. He talked about his time stationed on one of the Pilbara missions. He said when he arrived he thought that his weekly sermons needed to be about theology. So week after week, he would stand up and talk about theology and wonder why his congregation were distracted. Finally one week he decided to tell them stories, and that, he said is when he got their attention. . There is something about story. There is something about telling funny stories. There is something about telling beautiful stories. And there is something about telling hard stories. There is something about sharing stories of struggle and pain. . In her book Rising Strong, Brené Brown puts it this way; “We’re wired for story. In a culture of scarcity and perfectionism, there’s a surprisingly simple reason we want to own, integrate, and share our stories of struggle. We do this because we feel the most alive when we’re connecting with others and being brave with our stories – it’s in our biology.” . This is why I am a writer. This is why I write about grief. This is why I am releasing this book ‘Beauty in the Ashes.’ Because by being brave with our stories we create connection. 📷 @amandaviviers
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