Write to Rise: The Power of Putting Pen to Paper

Caroline Carey sits down with Libbla Kelly, founder of Right to Rise and Wisdom While You Work, for a conversation about handwriting as a tool for self-awareness, emotional processing and change. Libbla makes the case that reading absorbs you but writing rewires you. Backed by neuroscience, her work uses the physical act of putting pen to paper to slow the brain down, reach past the patterns we hide behind, and process what we would rather push away. Caroline and Libbla go back many years, so this one is personal: two friends on how a notebook became non-negotiable. If you have ever rolled your eyes at "journaling", or tried and not got on with it, or even love it and want to take it a step further - this is the episode that reframes it. In this episode: 00:00 Change happens when you want it 01:24 Welcome to Eat Nourish Love 01:45 Meet Libbla Kelly and Write to Rise 03:20 From stationery monitor to a life with the pen 05:19 Why handwriting, not a keyboard 07:50 Memory is a muscle 09:06 Reach out, but also reach in 12:05 The method: Stop, Read, Listen, Feel, Write, Rise 13:11 Using breathwork to prepare 16:36 Sitting with the feeling 20:18 Cortisol, scrolling and the quick fix 23:34 Over-coping and the weight women carry 28:40 Women's wellbeing in the workplace 31:02 Inside the Right to Rise book library 36:03 Breaking the negative thought loop 36:54 When and where to journal 41:43 The block, and the light behind it 43:41 Three things to take away 46:04 Where to find Libbla Find Libbla Kelly: www.WisdomWhileYouWork.com www.Libbla.com Eat Nourish Love is hosted by Caroline Carey. Subscribe for weekly conversations on wellness, business, self-care and personal growth. #EatNourishLove #Journaling #Handwriting #WomensWellbeing #Journaling #PersonalGrowth #CarolineCarey