Nurturing Your Nervous System

Nurturing Your Nervous System

From Heart of the Story by Nadine Kenney Johnstone

May 3, 2026 · 28 min · Episode 246

About this episode

Nadine reflects on an essay she wrote about anxiety and safety.

246 Nadine reflects on an essay she wrote about anxiety and safety. Join Nadine at an upcoming retreat: Revision Retreat: Craft Your Best Draft Aug 24-28, 2026, Madeline Island School of the Arts, WI Tiny True Stories and Sketches: A Micro Memoir Retreat October 26-Nov 2, 2026, SPAIN About Nadine: Nadine Kenney Johnstone is an award-winning author, podcast host, and writing coach. After fifteen years as a writing professor, she founded WriteWELL workshops and retreats for women writers. She interviews today’s top female authors on her podcast, Heart of the Story . Her infertility memoir, Of This Much I'm Sure , was named book of the year by the Chicago Writer's Association. Her latest book, Come Home to Your Heart , is an essay collection and guided journal. She has been featured in Cosmo, Authority, MindBodyGreen, Natural Awakenings,Chicago Magazine, and more. She writes a regular column about mid-life reclamation on Substack . About Michelle Redo Heart of the Story producer Michelle Redo has her own podcast, too... Daring to Tell where writers read their true stories of personal daring, then talk about writing and life. Also check out the audiobooks she's produced at her…

People in this episode

Host: Nadine Kenney Johnstone

Topics covered

  • anxiety
  • safety
  • writing retreats
  • memoir
  • self-improvement

Keywords

  • anxiety
  • safety
  • writing
  • retreat
  • memoir
  • self-improvement
  • Nadine Kenney Johnstone

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Of This Much I'm Sure, Come Home to Your Heart

Places: Madeline Island School of the Arts, WI, SPAIN

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