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Today we are #LiveInTheHive with award-winning author, book mentor, editor and leadership coach, Cynthia Gregory.“Allow your story to take up space in the world.”  - Cynthia Gregory

The power of storytelling and the power of finding and sharing your VOICE in the world is at the heart of every aspect of Cynthias work. Sound familiar? No surprise that from the instant I met her, I was completely drawn to Cynthia and her soulful and creative work.

I’m thrilled to announce that I am a contributing author to Cynthia’s next book project, LOVE NOTES ANTHOLOGY 2.0 – Stories of Healing and Hope launching on November 1st.

My chapter is titled Ferocious Compassion. What is ferocious compassion?  And how does compassion relate to finding your voice and sharing your story? Quite a lot, as it turns out.

I absolutely loved this conversation. We touch on…

• Cynthia’s life-long love of stories and writing and the neuroscience behind storytelling.
• Do NOT wait to tell/write your story. When your voice is gone, your stories are gone.
• The 2 types of storytelling: Our vulnerable presence filled stories that empower VS. the negative self-narratives, the stories we tell ourselves that disempower.
• Her first foray out of fiction into writing non-fiction, sharing her love of journaling in Journaling As a Sacred Practice.
• What was her inspiration for Love Notes from the Soul Anthologies.
• I share how I joined with Cynthia, choosing to be a part of Love Notes in writing my chapter, Ferocious Compassion, based on the incident with a friend that inspired the phrase.
• Making Nice VS Being Kind.
• I read the opening of Ferocious Compassion.
• What is the highest expression of compassion? How does it support finding and sharing one’s voice. 
• The repercussions of the phenomena of reality tv on our political and cultural landscape.

LOVE NOTES ANTHOLOGY 2.0 launches on November 1st.  To register for the virtual launch, go to https://bit.ly/4nuVich

Cynthia Gregory is an award-winning writer and author of Journaling as Sacred Practice: An Act Of Extreme Bravery, What Is Possible From Here, and LOVE NOTES Anthology. She was also editor of the California Writers Club, Redwood Writers’ Annual Anthology: ON FIRE (2023).

With a bachelor's degree in journalism from Gonzaga University and a master's degree in literature from Mills College, Cynthia’s mission is to expand the body of modern literature. When she’s not helping execs and entrepreneurs write their professional memoirs, she helps business leaders use digital media to easily and strategically expand their brand to new audiences. 

Cynthia’s enigmatic short stories have appeared in a range of publications, including The Sun, Glimmer Train and The Briar Cliff Review, among many others. She took second place in the Writer's Digest Fiction Contest and first place in the Glimmer Train family matters competition for “Melting at Both Ends,” and first place in the Mark Twain Short Fiction Prize for her story, “Baby Blood.” 

She is a member of the California Writer’s Club, Redwood Writers Chapter, and the International Coaching Federation.

CoachCynthiaGregory.com, https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregorycynthia/

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