61: YOU Are Worth Embracing Exactly As You Are - Erin Soderberg Downing Middle Grade Author Interview

What happens when a group of extended family members who barely know each other spend a summer together on an island? Old family secrets arise. Is there a way to bridge old hurts and find ways to communicate? Can everyone learn that they are wonderful individuals just the way they are? Find middle grade author Erin Soderberg Downinghttps://www.erinsoderberg.com/https://www.facebook.com/ErinDowningBooks/https://www.instagram.com/erinsoderbergdowning/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0CUBkZOrmzhRU7bVDlDaaQWhat Happened Then by Erin Soderberg Downing https://www.amazon.com/What-Happened-Then-Soderberg-Downing/dp/1546124985/Hummingbird by Natalie Lloyd Chapters00:00 Meet middle grade author Erin Soderberg Downing04:05 What is What Happened Then by Erin Soderberg Downing about?09:00 The audiobook for What Happened Then with exceptional narration10:27 Powerful quotes from What Happened Then “Don’t Apologize because…”The qualities you already have are worth embracing15:45 How to be yourself?25:10 Building characters28:23 Having those conversations is the only way to break down barriers. The importance of communication35:08 A book full of emotions and hard topics that also includes lightness and humor39:17 What is next for author Erin Soderberg Downing?42:23 Erin’s book recommendation