She Turned Her Hardest Years Into a Memoir
From Read And Write With Natasha by Natasha Tynes
June 3, 2026 · 47 min · Episode 116
About this episode
Jessica Danel shares her journey of building a preschool business and the lessons learned during challenging times that inspired her memoir.
Jessica Danel built a thriving preschool business, scaling from a home daycare to a 140-student facility. But when the 2008 recession hit at the same time her newborn faced serious medical challenges, she was forced to make difficult decisions that changed her life and business. In this episode, Jessica shares the lessons she learned from growing, selling, and rebuilding—and how those experiences inspired her memoir, Bucket List from a Redneck Girl. We discuss her writing process, self-editin...
People in this episode
Host: Natasha Tynes
Guest: Jessica Danel
Topics covered
- memoir
- business growth
- personal challenges
- writing process
- recession impact
Keywords
- memoir
- preschool business
- recession
- writing process
- personal challenges
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Bucket List from a Redneck Girl
More episodes of Read And Write With Natasha
- Writing About a Sexless Marriage Without Blame · June 8, 2026 · 48 min
- The Real Cost of Writing Full-Time · June 1, 2026 · 41 min
- Why Learners Write Better Books · May 25, 2026 · 30 min
- How A Near Fatal Crash Sparked A Fiction Podcast · May 19, 2026 · 42 min
- Thirty-One Books In Six Months · April 27, 2026 · 35 min
- Self-Publishing With Real Control · April 10, 2026 · 43 min
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Read And Write With Natasha podcast page.