What if creativity isn't about talent, but about courage?
This week Breen is joined by author and book coach Liisa Kovala to explore the Finnish concept of sisu: resilience, strength and determination in the face of adversity. Liisa's whole mission is helping women find their sisu through reading and writing, and this conversation goes straight to the heart of why so many of us shut that creative voice down in the first place.
Together they look at how storytelling helps us process identity and hardship, what fear and self-doubt actually sound like when they show up on the page, and why reclaiming creativity so often turns out to be part of reclaiming ourselves.
From historical fiction and memoir to coaching women through the stories they've been carrying for years, this is a powerful reminder that your story matters, and that telling it can change you.
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About Liisa Kovala
Liisa Kovala is an award-winning author, educator and book coach certified by Author Accelerator. Her Finnish heritage runs through her work, and her books include Surviving Stutthof, Sisu's Winter War and Like Water for Weary Souls, alongside her Nordic cozy mystery series written as A.L. Jensen. She coaches writers of women's stories across historical fiction, women's fiction, memoir and young adult, and runs the Women Writing newsletter, podcast and weekly writing circle.
Find Liisa: https://www.liisakovalabookcoach.com
Breen Time is hosted by Sabrina Brown - life coach and management consultant.
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