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Dear :
Are you sitting down? I wasn't!
I nearly fell over when I opened an email from Ellen Gamerman of the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). She was asking about my next book, Make Every Move a Meditation, which only went live on Amazon last week.
Her article "Trick Your Brain Into a Better Workout," including a mention of my new book and a photo of the pupperina and I running, appeared online this morning. It might be in a print edition later. If you get the WSJ in print and see the piece, please save that section of the paper for
me!
I know. I know. Shameless self-promo. Let's see if it will shift into something helpful.
Here's what I noticed while I was talking to the Arts and Culture Reporter from the WSJ.
- Pleasant sensations: a warm glow in my belly and tingling radiating upward across my chest, throat and face.
- Unpleasant sensations: that same warm throat felt tight. A sense of self-consciousness arose because I was talking too quickly.
- Neutral sensations: the touch of my shirt against my arm and the temperature of the room.
- Thoughts: "What if I get this wrong?" and "Is this real?"
Gratefully, I have a practice.
I had "house jogged" earlier in the morning so the happy brain chemicals were working. I'd done a ten-minute timed writing practice about my anxiety which morphed into what message I wanted to share about the book. And finally, while I was on the phone, I scanned my body, noted sensations, and allowed them to do their little dance and pass away.
Now, typing this, that's all at play again: ever changing, up and down and all around. I want to hold the pleasant, and push away the unpleasant and neutral. When I can let it all be impermanent, the beauty is exquisite.
But like everything else, I am a process, a work in progress. Ever changing.
Thank you for accompanying me on this wild ride!
~ Nita
HOUSE JOGGING ANYONE?
It's exactly like it sounds. On days when I can't make myself go outside to run, I jog around the 1600 square feet of our ranch house. Sometimes my "route" includes "hurdles" when the pupperina chooses my path for her snoozing spot or a "distraction" when the husband steps out of his office as I'm trotting down the hall.
Do you have a creative way to move or a creative way to make sure you get in your movement? I love to hear how people exercise.
ON THE BLOG
My editor (aka Fairy Godmother) Brenda Knight, Associate Publisher of Mango Publishing Group, was my latest (very willing) "victim." Check out her answers to my nosy questions and her latest book, an updated version of her bestseller, Random Acts of Kindness!
RECENT PODCAST INTERVIEWS:
Prognosis Ohio - "Running and Mental Health"
The T. Estelle Experience - "Mental Health Advocate Nita Sweeney"
Rational Ignorance - "Outrunning Depression"
Finding Genius - “The Future of Mental Health and the Fantastic Benefits of Exercise"
Bowing to Elephants - "Running for Her Life"
Have a favorite podcast? Feel to recommend me and my books the host. I love to talk about mental health, meditation, exercise, writing, and dogs!
BOOK CLUBS
I'm so honored that several book clubs have chosen to read Depression Hates a Moving Target.
If you're in a book group and would like me to join you for a virtual author visit to discuss any of my books, please contact me. I'd love to meet your group!
I created a kit to foster discussion: Book Club Kit!
Mind, Mood, and Movement
Now more than ever, we need to tend to our bodies and minds. Please join us in the Mind, Mood, and Movement group. There's also unicorns!
The Writer's Mind
My writing practice group, The Writer's Mind, is for people interested in using Natalie Goldberg (Writing Down the Bones) tools and methods to create work aimed at publication.
THANK YOU (always) GREATER COLUMBUS ARTS COUNCIL
Another grateful shout out to the Greater Columbus Arts Council for the grant they awarded to me. If you are an artist, don't overlook local grants. My author friend Matt Betts suggested it
and I can't thank him or GCAC enough.
Grateful always for your reviews!! THANK YOU!!
Thanks again for the positive reviews of Depression Hates a Moving Target and You Should Be Writing. If you enjoyed either book and haven't had a chance, please leave a review. Even a few words go a long way.
These direct links to Amazon make reviews easy:
YSBW - Paperback
YSBW - ebook
DHAMT - Paperback
DHAMT - ebook
DHAMT - Audiobook
Don't have your copy yet? Purchase Nita's books here!
Need it in Korean? Here you go!
A Resource for Writers
For nearly two decades, Write Now Columbus, a once-a-month email newsletter for central Ohio readers and writers, has arrived in inboxes. Editor Tami Kamin Meyer and I compile author events, workshops, writing conferences and other resources in central Ohio. If that interests you, sign up HERE.
Reach Out
If I can help in some other way, please ask. Email is always the best way to reach me.
Take care and be well.
~ Nita
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About Nita:
Nita Sweeney is the award-winning wellness author of the running and mental health memoir, Depression Hates a Moving Target: How Running with My Dog Brought Me Back from the Brink and co-creator of the writing journal, You Should Be Writing: A Journal of Inspiration & Instruction to Keep Your Pen Moving. Her latest book, Make Every Move a Meditation is available for preorder and will be released in August.
A certified meditation leader, ultramarathoner, and former
assistant to writing practice originator Natalie Goldberg, Nita founded the group Mind, Mood, and Movement to support mental well-being through meditation, exercise, and writing practice, and The Writer’s Mind , to share how to use writing practice to produce publishable work. Nita also publishes the writing resource newsletter, Write Now Columbus. She lives in central Ohio with her husband, Ed, and their yellow Labrador retriever, Scarlet.
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