Author: Lucia Matuonto

We all have a story. For many of us, it’s not a pretty one. It’s often one of abuse, self-loathing, feeling lost, alone, and angry. What happens when we keep re-reading our story in the background of our subconscious and conscious minds, it become a way of life and destructive patters replay, over and over. Living in the past and dragging around our painful memories will destroy us to some degree over time. The old baggage will affect our health, marriages, how we raise our kids, our financial status and our true happiness. The past can rob us of our…

by Majken Nilsson I never intended to be an author. It wasn’t something I had ever considered, except for that momentary blip in time in seventh grade between wanting to be a veterinarian and a rock star. I have, however, always enjoyed writing. I was even one of “those people” at university who actually enjoyed writing essays. I liked to sit down and organize my thoughts on paper afterspending countless hours falling down research rabbit holes in order to gather the data needed to substantiate my conclusions.  Despite my closeted panache for writing, though, the idea of writing novels would have been laughable to me twenty years ago, after I had finished university and was young and idealistic, thinking that the world was my oyster. I was determined…

Dating violence is becoming so common in America, that many teenagers think the abusive patterns in their relationships are completely normal. One out of three teenagers will experience dating violence this year. Victims of dating violence are at a higher risk of long-term issues like alcoholism, eating disorders, violent behavior and suicidal ideations. 50% of young people who experienced physical or sexual dating violence attempted suicide. Relationship violence is commonly beginning as early as sixth grade. With statistics like that, you’d expect parents to be eager to protect their children from this epidemic. But sadly, 81% of parents believe teen…

By Nell Derick Debevoise This is an invitation to you to go first, find the courage to lead purposefully and inspire action. It is not a challenge, a threat, or a dare. It’s an invitation, because yes, it can be a little scary to go first. It can feel intimidating. And yeah, it takes more effort than following the crowd. Going first can be intimidating, but worthwhile rewards lie on the other side. In the Me, We, and World dimensions, finding the courage to go first is good for us as individuals. Setting the example by going first brings true…

World peace is possible – it’s in our hands. Karl de Leeuw, one of the world’s leading peace campaigners, has painstakingly and meticulously researched the world’s top five religions to bring you an extraordinary offering filled with messages of hope and understanding. As a light-worker – a spiritually minded individual whose aim is to raise humanity’s consciousness – the author has spent seven years in refining The Universe Code to bring the truth to humanity. The truth that there is but one Creator and that the search for this truth has divided humankind. By delving into the scriptures of Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism,…

The RV podcast is a good resource for any person in the writing world. Season two has just started to fill up with interested professionals who want to speak out. So many authors have been guests on this podcast, and we discuss topics such as self-publishing, dealing with writer’s block and finding inspiration. The concept of “The Relatable Voice” came from its happy creator, Lucia Matuonto and her discovery that it’s not very often that authors and creators get a chance to share their story. Beyond tiny blurb on the back of a book, if that, not many people know much…

Pat Backley is an author and mother to one beautiful daughter. She spent most of the first 59 years of her life in England, but then decided to become a Kiwi and now lives happily in New Zealand. After an exciting and colourful life, which you can read about in her recently published memoirs: FROM THERE TO HERE (WITH AN AWFUL LOT INBETWEEN) Pat then turned to her true calling and became a writer, publishing her first two books just before her 70th birthday. Her first book DAISY is a perfect weekend or holiday read, a novel, a gentle family saga spanning from 1887…

Growing up in Southern California, Elliot Mason had always been told that he had a talent for writing. While his peers looked for various social activities to fill their free time, Elliot would often spend his creating short stories or writing poetry. However, even though his parents, who would occasionally find his writings stuffed in a desk drawer or on pieces of scrap paper scattered throughout his room, consistently encouraged him, his lack of belief in his own abilities prevented him from pursuing it more seriously. Throughout his teenage years, he continued to write privately, yet mainly focused on other…

The Relatable Voice Podcast is happy to stop in Canada and talk to Sharon Bazant . Sharon is a retired teacher and is the author of the books Nine Years in Bangkok, lessons learned and Geckos & Guns: The Pakistan Years. Sharon Bazant grew up on a prairie farm in southern Alberta, Canada. She loved nothing better than to curl up with a good book. She often wrote short stories and created plays casting her family and friends in lead roles. After meeting her husband-to-be Wayne at university, she settled in the northern city of Edmonton. For more than 20 years Wayne…

by Joseph J. Jordan Lockdown and Covid-19 has taught us to be adaptive if nothing else and Joseph J. Jordan decided to use this seismic change in our world to do something he has wanted to do all his life…become an author. Little did he know that when he started his writing journey in January 2021 at the age of 33 his first two books of The British Empire of Magic trilogy would become best sellers and reach that elusive Number One spot on the Amazon Hot Releases genre specific chart in the UK and USA. You would think with…