Stop trying to lure her to you — here’s a great way of getting her to help you, whenever you need her. — Listen to the podcast version of this at You’re Already Ready on iTunes or Spotify or on any podcatcher feed! You’re already ready. That’s my battle cry and my deepest truth. There’s nothing you aren’t ready to make, to learn, to do, or to become. But you may have already…

Or what to do when the need to do something “good” gets in the way of getting it done. — Listen to the podcast version of this at You’re Already Ready on iTunes or Spotify or on any podcatcher feed! I realized last night that I’d gotten all caught up in thinking that each post here at You’re Already Ready should be deep and life-changing. And of course, that led…

Here’s how to allow yourself the rest you deserve even when you don’t think you’ve earned it y — Listen to the podcast version of this at You’re Already Ready on iTunes or Spotify or on any podcatcher feed! I’m propped in bed, with my new bed desk over my lap. It’s a wonderful piece of equipment, and I’ve got my laptop propped up on it using a stand…

Moving goalposts isn’t failure — it’s the ONLY way to get real, creative work done productively! Here’s why. — I talked about this in my writer’s email today, but I can’t stop thinking about it. (Yes, this means that you might hear some overlap if you subscribe to that list of writing encouragement. If you’d like to join that list, just go to rachaelherron.com/write.) Listen to the podcast version…

Whew! Welcome to a new year! — Whew! Welcome to a new year! I’m entering 2021 in a great deal of pain. At this point, we’re pretty clear that I have a regrown, unnecessary organ that wants out, which is a theme in my life. I’ve regrown my tonsils three times now. This time, it seems to…

Listen to the podcast version of this at You’re Already Ready or on any podcatcher feed. — Listen to the podcast version of this at You’re Already Ready or on any podcatcher feed. In early February of this year of the pandemic, I went to Austin for a writing conference. There, I had my own hotel room. It was a small con, and I didn’t know many…

Listen to the podcast version of this at You’re Already Ready or on any podcatcher feed. — Listen to the podcast version of this at You’re Already Ready or on any podcatcher feed. When I was a young woman, I loved the wearing purple poem. You probably know the one. In the nineties, it was everywhere — there was a collection of stories made into a book…

Listen to the podcast version of this at You’re Already Ready or on any podcatcher feed. — Listen to the podcast version of this at You’re Already Ready or on any podcatcher feed. “Swimming is an antidote for the existential anxiety from which I suffer.” — Bonnie Tsui, Why We Swim I’m lying on my back in a heated pool in the dark. My arms and legs…

I’ve been looking for the place my father capsized for most of my adult life. — Listen to the podcast version of Episode 3 at You’re Already Ready or on any podcatcher feed. One of my most vivid memories as a child is being on the sand in a small sheltered cove. My dad was far out in the water in his styrofoam sailboat. I loved…