💡 The Liminal Space Between Book Projects, How I Put My Rheumatoid Arthritis Intro Remission, An Upcoming Speaking Event in SF, & Los Angeles Events!
I've been a bed princess since my January book launch.
I’ve been a bit of a bed princess since my book launch in January — lots of slow mornings and afternoons sprawled out in bed, sipping homemade hot chocolate bobbing with fat vegan marshmallows while I devour a good book.
Occasionally Kyle lures me out of my cozy cocoon with a new Australian survivor episode, or a promise of a wooded hike underneath the clear skies of San Francisco.
About twenty days ago I started 75 Hard, a fitness challenge where I’ve returned to my strict diet (vegan, no bread, no sugar, no coffee) and 2+ hours of workouts per day (10,000 steps per day and two 45-minute workouts and one of those workouts must be outside) in addition to daily journaling and reading. It’s been a fun reset so far, and I enjoy the contrast of transitioning from a period of leisure back into the daily routine of creation and discipline.
I’m currently reading Our Infinite Fates, which I’m really enjoying and is the rare book I can recommend to you (I’ve been very picky lately!) It follows two soulmates who are bound by a strange curse to kill each other in every lifetime they meet despite being deeply in love.
Here are some other things I wanted to share with you:
👩💻 San Francisco Event for Women in AI
I was just announced as a panelist for Women+AI’s Spring Table event here in San Francisco:
This is a “Girl Dinner” event series featuring talks about AI, and if you’re interested feel free to RSVP at the link above. I went to the last event in this series, and it was a great group of people sharing how they use AI for both creative and mundane tasks.
Hope to see you there if you’re based in San Francisco :)
❤️ How I Put My Autoimmune Condition Into Remission With Holistic Health Changes
When I was first diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, I would told that I would be on medication for the rest of my life.
But it turns out I’m a pretty stubborn person, and instead I decided to rewrite the narrative.
Instead of accepting my diagnosis, I got help from Dr. Micah Yu, personal trainers, nutritionists, acupuncturists, and other holistic health practitioners and am happily fully recovered, in remission, and off all medication :)
I shared my story on my doctor’s podcast below:
I don’t talk about my past illness much on here, but it used to be a huge part of my life. Health truly is wealth, and I don’t take it for granted.
✍️ Join Our Writing Mastermind Group over on Make Writing Your Job via Zoom
If you do any freelance writing or professional writing of any kind, consider joining our virtual mastermind group that meets every quarter over at ✍️ Make Writing Your Job. I’m leading this Saturday’s session:
💡 And If You’re Based in Los Angeles — Come to Our In-Person Events This Week!
I’m going to be in Los Angeles for the next two weeks with Kyle Cords, and we’re throwing lots of in-person events for our writing community!
For anyone who writes on Substack (so I know a lot of those of you reading this!) we are doing a Runyon Canyon Hike for Substack writers! RSVP here.
For paid subscribers of ✍️ Make Writing Your Job, we’re buying you coffee and getting to know you better while co-working this Friday at one of my favorite coffeeshops — RSVP here!
More soon,
-Amy