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Feeling stuck? Frozen? Avoiding your keyboard like it’s personally offended you? You’re not alone. In this episode, we’re taking a deep, compassionate look at writer’s block—what it actually is, why it shows up, and why it has so much less to do with your writing ability than you think.

Writer’s block gets treated like this big, dramatic creative failure, but in reality, it’s almost never about the writing itself. It’s about everything happening around the writing: the stress you’ve been carrying, the fear whispering in the background, the pressure to get it right, the exhaustion you haven’t acknowledged, or the overwhelm of holding the entire book in your head at once. And let’s be honest—sometimes it’s simply because life has been… a lot.

In this cozy, supportive, “friend-over-coffee” style episode, we’ll explore the seven most common causes of writer’s block and break them down in a way that finally makes sense. We’ll talk about how lack of clarity can freeze your creativity, why perfectionism shuts down the writing flow, how fear disguises itself as “I’m stuck,” and why burnout and mental fatigue make even simple sentences feel impossible. We’ll also look at how constant interruptions, unclear boundaries, and losing touch with your deeper “why” can make your creativity retreat in self-protection mode.

But more importantly? I’ll show you how to gently work through each cause with practical, compassionate steps that help you reset your mind, reconnect with your project, and take the pressure off. No shame. No forcing. No “just write anyway” guilt trips. Just clarity, kindness, and tools that actually work.

You’ll walk away with a better understanding of why your brain shuts down at the blank page, how to spot the real reason you’re stuck, and how to move forward without beating yourself up. Think of this episode as a soft creative reset—something to help you breathe again, get grounded, and rediscover the spark that made you want to write this book in the first place.

If you’ve been feeling blocked, uninspired, or like your creativity has quietly packed a suitcase and left town, this episode will help you reconnect with your writing in a gentle, doable way. You’re not broken. Your creativity isn’t gone. And you’re absolutely not alone in the struggle.

Grab your coffee, settle in, and let’s make writing feel possible again.

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