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London Writers' Salon#124: Beth Kempton — Writing Non-Fiction, Turn Life’s Challenges into Creative Fuel, Unlocking Your Intelligent Heart, Fearless Creativity, Navigating GriefBestselling nonfiction author Beth Kempton shares how writers can navigate life’s transition,s embrace impermanence, and unlock fearless creativity by drawing on Japanese philosophy and the profound power of writing.*ABOUT BETH KEMPTON Beth Kempton’s bestselling titles include Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life and Kokoro: Wisdom for a Life Well Lived, https://bethkempton.com/calmchristmas, We Are in This Together and Freedom Seeker. Beth’s books have been translated into 24 languages. Follow Beth on instagram. *RESOURCES & LINKS📄 Interview Transcript (unedited) Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wis...2024-12-2453 min
Sparkle on SubstackSerenity on Substack with Beth Kempton“I wanted to create a space that was there for people all year round. Substack gave me the platform for Soul Circle to land.” Beth Kempton WELCOME back to the Sparkle on Substack podcast everyone. Thank you for being here.This is the space for in depth conversation about how creatives are bringing themselves and their beautiful work to this platform. I am wrapping up the second season of this podcast which is sponsored by the first wave of my Diamond Members. Thank you to everyone who listens and comments. It means the worl...2024-12-161h 09
The BibliotherapistsThe Bibliotherapists Ep #3: Beth Kempton - The older you are, the more you have to say as a writerWe're so excited to introduce you to our third podcast episode, and our very first celebrity guest, the wonderful Beth Kempton.Today’s episode is a joyous and juicy conversation featuring personal stories and odes to poetry, piles of book recommendations and - of course - a lot of Substack love.Beth has written SIX non-fiction books, including several bestsellers and several focused on her love affair with Japan.She is also an award-winning entrepreneur and writing mentor who spends her time supporting people to do what they love and make a career ou...2024-11-2957 min
Grab the Top Full Audiobooks in Health & Wellness, Mindfulness & MeditationKokoro: Japanese Wisdom for a Life Well Lived by Beth KemptonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/772184 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kokoro: Japanese Wisdom for a Life Well Lived Author: Beth Kempton Narrator: Beth Kempton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 2 minutes Release date: October 1, 2024 Genres: Mindfulness & Meditation Publisher's Summary: This book invites you to cultivate stillness and contentment in an ever-changing, uncertain world, inspired by ancient and contemporary Japanese wisdom. Drawing on a thousand years of Japanese literature, culture, and philosophical ideas to explore the true nature of time and what it means to be human, Kokoro–which mysteriously translates as "heart-mind"–is a meditation on living well. Join Japan...2024-10-0103 min
The Calm Christmas Podcast with Beth KemptonS3 Ep11 FAREWELL WINTER A special episode for the turn of the seasonThe UK’s #1 favourite Christmas podcast is back for a one-off special to mark the turning of the season and the gift of a leap day as winter gives way to spring. This bonus episode ‘FAREWELL WINTER’ includes:- A beautiful ritual for bidding farewell to winter- An insight into the tradition of ‘leap day’- Ideas for celebrating the arrival of spring- A peek into Japanese microseasons- Some gorgeous words capturing the feeling of the season turning- Our wellbeing and nature corners- A peek into my brand...2024-02-2648 min
The Calm Christmas Podcast with Beth KemptonS3 Ep10 WINTERSONG: Gratitude + dreamingHere we are completing another circle around the sun. We have clambered across the fabric of another year, stitched together adventures, stories, and memories, darned some holes as neatly as we could, knotted threads of new colour into our lives, and we are now here at the edge looking back across all we have woven in the past twelve months. This is a wonderful time to focus on gratitude, to reflect on the year gone by, choose what to leave behind in this year, do some gentle dreaming for the year ahead and cross the threshold of t...2023-12-2935 min
The Calm Christmas Podcast with Beth KemptonS3 Ep9 SILENT NIGHT: Relishing 'the Hush'These are the days in between. The liminal space that hovers beyond the festivities and the before the arrival of a fresh New Year. I call this time 'the Hush', when the world slows and some kind of portal opens up. This episode is all about making the most of this precious time and it includes:Ideas for different ways to spend these days in betweenA beautiful winter visualisation to help you open to whatever might be calling youA full moon bathing ritualA comforting recipeOur nature cornerSome get ahead tips for NEXT Christmas (you’ll be glad of th...2023-12-2636 min
The Calm Christmas Podcast with Beth KemptonS3 Ep7 IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER: Pausing, honouring, rememberingThis week's episode is dedicated to those we love and miss, to encourage us all – me included – to take all the time we need to feel all the things we are going to feel in the days ahead. I hope you find this episode to be a comfort. Of course I am not going to tell you how to be or what to do as you face Christmas without a loved one, or face it carrying any other sense of grief. What I am going to do is share some ideas for pausing, honouring and remembering our loved...2023-12-1557 minThe Calm Christmas Podcast with Beth KemptonS3 Ep6 MISTLETOE & WINE: Festive feastingThis delicious episode is all about festive feasting – from the main event to all those gatherings and feedings in between. I adore cookbooks and share a lot in this episode, along with some other food-related delights. I hope it gets you flicking through your own recipe books and planning for some special time around the table this year.This episode includes:- Snippets from some of my favourite Christmassy cookbooks- Tips for reducing the stress of Christmas cooking, and being mindful of costs- A story about the day it all changed in...2023-12-0858 min
Laugh Lines with Kim & Penn HoldernessCan You Have A Calm Christmas? with Beth KemptonI have to admit, I roll my eyes when people tell me to slow down and enjoy things. When I first heard the phrase ‘Calm Christmas’ my mind heard the word lazy. There are so many obligations and traditions that are expected of us this time of year, how can you possibly slow down? This week we talked to Beth Kempton, author of Calm Christmas and a Happy New Year: A Little Book of Festive Joy, to help inspire calm in us this season. Calm can mean different things to different people. Beth encourages others to have...2023-12-0550 min
Law of Attraction Changed My LifeCreating A Calm Christmas with Beth KemptonJoin me & author Beth Kempton as we indulge ourselves in CHRISTMAS! You can find the book Calm Christmas & A Happy New Year here, which is the PERFECT gift!You can listen to the book for FREE with a 30 day Audible trial (cancel anytime) Or you can join the book club bitches this December as we navigate the festive season & have an intentional, joyful, calm Christmas. As always, you can find me livin ma life on the gram at: www.instagram.com/francescaamber2023-12-0144 min
The Calm Christmas Podcast with Beth KemptonS3 Ep3 WE THREE KINGS: For the love of mindful giftingToday is all about mindful gifting. Listen to this before Black Friday hits! It’s almost impossible to think about Christmas without thinking about presents, and I know it’s still early, but starting to think about mindful gifting now can save us stress, save us money, help us give things that will genuinely bring joy, and give us time to enjoy the process of dreaming up ideas, making or buying, wrapping them and delivering them in good time.This episode includes:Why being more mindful about gifting at Christmas can be good for our mental heal...2023-11-1852 min
The Calm Christmas Podcast with Beth KemptonS3 Ep2 CANDLELIGHT CAROL: nourishing mind, body and soulThe modern world calls us on us to be visible, to be sociable, to be ‘out there’ and tell everyone about it, not to mention to fill our days rushing from one thing to the next to keep up with everything society makes us feel we should be doing, nevermind the pressure from advertisers to create the perfect Christmas, and the knowledge that we are soon to be bombarded by visions of other people’s perfect Christmases online in the coming months, and it is a lot. This year I want to entertain the idea of giving ourselv...2023-11-1155 min
The Calm Christmas Podcast with Beth KemptonS3 Ep1 CHESTNUTS ROASTING ON AN OPEN FIRE: Seeking slow this seasonCome on in out of the wind, my friend. I am so glad you found this old cottage, hidden away as it is in a small village in the South West of England. Come on through to the kitchen, pull up a chair. There are gingerbread stars fresh out of the oven and steaming tea in the pot. How have you been, my friend? I am so glad you are here and I’ve got so much to share with you.What a joy it is to welcome you to a third season of The Calm Christmas Po...2023-11-0733 min
The Calm Christmas Podcast with Beth KemptonS3: TRAILER New season coming November 8 'SEEKING SLOW THIS WINTER'Friends, it's nearly time! The Calm Christmas Podcast is back for a new season. Our theme for this year is 'Seeking slow this winter'. The new season will begin on November 8, and then new episodes will drop every weekend until the new year. Over the past few years Christmas has become, for many, overcommercialised, and a time of stress and exhaustion. The Calm Christmas Podcast is about turning away from that kind of holiday season, and instead finding joy and spreading cheer without sacrificing our wellbeing.My name is Beth Kempton – author, mama, Christmas lover and host of...2023-10-3103 min