Writing in the mind/body/spirit field, with Maggie Hamilton

From The Content Byte by Rachel Smith and Lynne Testoni

March 22, 2026 · 37 min · Season 18 · Episode 14

About this episode

Rachel and Lynne discuss writing in the mind/body/spirit field with expert Maggie Hamilton, covering opportunities, challenges, and common mistakes for writers.

This week, Rachel & Lynne welcome mind, body, spirit expert Maggie Hamilton – writer, social researcher, former publisher and founder of Allen & Unwin's Inspired Living imprint – to discuss opportunities and challenges in the genre. Maggie explains why the genre appeals to her, share the most influential titles and authors in the space, and outlines common mistakes writers make when exploring this space. She recommends adding case studies, interviews, research, and broader references to spiritual traditions and thinkers, plus using universal language for international audiences. It's a broad and inspiring conversation, covering ghostwriting, speaking opportunities, traditional vs self-publishing, and the importance of early structural guidance. Maggie also previews her Writing NSW online course, covering submissions, readership, permissions, genre "languaging," and creating punchy chapters and introductions. The Elif Shafak book on Rumi is The Forty Rules of Love. Maggie's course for Writing NSW is here: https://writingnsw.org.au/whats-on/courses/online-mind-body-spirit/ Her website is: https://www.maggiehamilton.org/ Find Lynne www.lynnetestoni.com Find Rachel…

People in this episode

Hosts: Rachel Smith, Lynne Testoni

Guest: Maggie Hamilton

Topics covered

mind body spirit
writing
publishing
ghostwriting
case studies
spiritual traditions

Keywords

mind body spirit
writing
publishing
ghostwriting
spiritual traditions
case studies
Maggie Hamilton

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Allen & Unwin, Writing NSW

Books & works: The Forty Rules of Love