About this episode

Polly Lavarello interviews Nicola Humber about the transformative power of writing a book and the journey of becoming an abundant author.

In this episode, I’m joined by Nicola Humber, author of Heal Your Inner Good Girl, UNBOUND, Unbound Writing and The Abundant Author Playbook. Nicola is also the founder of The Unbound Press, a soul-led publishing imprint for unbound women, and host of The Unbound Writer’s Club podcast. We talk about what it means to stop living by other people’s rules and start creating from a place that feels true. Nicola shares how leaving her ‘proper’ job in finance led her to retrain as a coach and hypnotherapist, and how that leap of faith shaped the work she now does helping women write the book their Unbound Self is calling them to write. This is such a thoughtful conversation about creativity, identity and why writing a book can change far more than your business. Highlights: (02:09) - Nicola shares how The Unbound Press was born and what makes it different (04:15) - What being unbound really means, and how writing can change your life (09:57) - The moment Nicola realised publishing was part of her bigger path (13:23) - Why rushing a book, or outsourcing it to AI, can miss the whole point (22:03) - How becoming an abundant author changes the way you share your work (37:11) - Why that…

People in this episode

Host: Polly Lavarello

Guest: Nicola Humber

Topics covered

• writing
• creativity
• identity
• publishing
• personal development

Keywords

• writing a book
• creativity
• abundant author
• personal growth
• publishing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Unbound Press, The Unbound Writer’s Club

Books & works: Heal Your Inner Good Girl, UNBOUND, Unbound Writing, The Abundant Author Playbook

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