Some stories take years before they are ready to be told.

Not because they aren’t important, but because they ask something deeper of us before we can bring them into the world. They ask us to live them, make meaning from them, heal through them, and eventually decide - that what we have carried privately may become a source of light for someone else.

In this episode of The Change Effect, a past guest and long time friend of mine, Rebecca Boedges, shares what changed after her first appearance on the podcast, including her early-stage breast cancer diagnosis in January 2024 and how that experience pushed her to finally bring a decade-long book project into the world.

Rebecca is a psychotherapist, coach for artists, consultant, and author of Holding Light: A Life Between Loss and Art a moving memoir that explores pregnancy loss, infertility, motherhood, intuition, trauma, marriage, art, and the quiet courage it takes to build a life after heartbreak.

We talk about the vulnerability of memoir, the strange and beautiful process of becoming an author, the support Rebecca received from her husband Mark, and why creative work often asks us to move through fear before we feel ready. 

Rebecca also shares how her experience supporting Mark’s internationally recognized art career now informs her coaching work with emerging artists.

In this episode, we explore:

• The turning point that helped Rebecca finally publish Holding Light
• Why memoir writing is both deeply personal and creatively challenging
• The fear of being seen, judged, or rejected when sharing your work
• How artists can move through the question, “Am I good enough?”
• Why relationships, courage, and curiosity matter when building a creative career

This conversation is about grief, healing, art, intuition, and the moment when the work you’ve carried privately is finally ready to meet the world.

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