Laura van den Berg Packs a Punch

About this episode

Laura van den Berg discusses her journey as a competitive boxer and how it influences her writing and anxiety management.

Celebrated author Laura van den Berg, writer of The Third Hotel and State of Paradise , discusses how she became a competitive boxer — and the intense training regimen she maintains to be ready to get in the ring at a moment’s notice. She shares with Sebastian the ways in which competing helps her manage her anxiety, how being a writer makes her a better boxer, and how partaking in the sport has inspired her upcoming novel. Plus, she and Sebastian discuss the one exercise they’re surprised they can do. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Sebastian Langdell

Guest: Laura van den Berg

Topics covered

• boxing
• anxiety management
• writing
• training regimen
• competitive sports

Keywords

• boxing
• Laura van den Berg
• anxiety
• writing
• training
• competitive sports
• The Third Hotel
• State of Paradise

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Third Hotel, State of Paradise

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