67. Drafting A Spiritual Life with Self-Help Author Ben Povlow

67. Drafting A Spiritual Life with Self-Help Author Ben Povlow

From Raising Yourself Up by Ben Povlow

February 9, 2026 · 18 min

About this episode

Ben Povlow shares his unpolished journey of writing a spiritual self-help book by hand and the rituals involved in the process.

A candle, a blank page, and a promise to go first—that’s how this chapter begins. Author Ben Podcast shares the unpolished reality of writing a spiritual self-help book by hand at dawn, then reading those raw pages aloud to transform them into a living draft. No edits, no hiding, just a simple ritual that trades perfection for momentum and turns a notebook into a book titled, “Punched By An Angel.” Ben walks through the full process—meditation with chakra stones, automatic writing, recording...

People in this episode

Host: Ben Povlow

Topics covered

  • spirituality
  • self-help
  • writing process
  • meditation
  • personal growth

Keywords

  • spiritual life
  • self-help author
  • writing
  • meditation
  • chakra stones

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Books & works: Punched By An Angel

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