Podcast

Listen to “Closer, the podcast” here.

May these conversations build you up, encourage you to journal & reflect. May you heal, know how loved you are, & grow closer to God.
Grab your book, journal, & cup of your favorite drink…Talk soon. Welcome to Closer, the podcast!

Listen on your own or read with friends. Each episode, releasing weekly on Fridays, features a chat with a friend or a creative journaling tip.

She wrote Closer to chat with readers about how God speaks to us. This podcast is an extension of that conversation.

Molly Ovenden hosts the show & is author of, Closer: Spiritual Reflections for Writers & Thinkers.

Listen to “Project Perseverance” here.

It can be so tempting to quit when life gets hard! But the reality is when we persevere, we overcome. Want to run your race instead of your neighbor’s? Want to finish strong and actually get your words out from brain to book? Want to stay focused when the shiny over there beckons you? Listen in. This is for you when you’re struggling and want to quit. Keep the momentum. One step at a time. We’re in this together. This is Project Perseverance.

Hi, I’m Molly Ovenden, Creative Writing Coach, Author and Visual Artist.

Life can be difficult to navigate, especially when we feel anxious. But, when we make the choice to keep going when things are challenging, we can get stronger. The hard things of the past are still hard, but they are doable. Comparing our lives to our neighbors’ lives can be a trap that sticks us into paralysis and indecision, stopping us from living authentically the life we are given to live.

The most empowering thing you can do for yourself is take action.
-Molly Ovenden

I work with writers every day who are committed to pressing on through the messy middle of book writing and learning how to share their words consistently even when the going gets tough all around them. I know first hand about doubts, indecision, comparison and imposter syndrome.

The “YES!” to today’s shiny, easy excitement becomes dull tomorrow when the newness wears off, when an unforeseen challenge arises, and when doubts and negativity creep in.

This is why we need people in our lives to speak truth, refocus our perspective, and cheer us on.

Each episode will feature a variety of perseverance thoughts, lessons, motivations, and encouragement from the host and ever-changing panel of perseverance expert guests.

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“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us” – the Bible