Finding healing and a life purpose through writing with Sacha Hughes

Send us Fan MailGrief can break you open, but it can also point you towards the work you were meant to do. We sit down with debut author Sacha Hughes to talk about the real life roots behind her Soho Summers series and the emotional journey that runs underneath the laughter: losing her mum at 24, trying to outrun the pain through alcohol and chaotic dating, and the long path towards self love and self worth.Sacha shares the moment everything shifted on a “Shirley Valentine” style holiday, where an unexpected connection on the Adriatic cracked her world back open. She returns home knowing it cannot continue in any simple way, and chooses a different response: she writes. We unpack how that decision becomes a creative breakthrough, how fiction can carry truth without becoming a memoir, and why stories about love and loss can help readers process their own bereavement. If you’re searching for romance novels with depth, or honest conversations about grief healing, this one will land.We also dig into the practical side of the writing life: leaving a corporate recruitment career, finding ideas again once the pressure lifts, building scenes and characters, and capturing inspiration in the Notes app on long Dorset beach walks. Sacha talks about editing reality checks, why boundaries protect creativity, and the daily meditation practice that keeps her grounded and connected.If you enjoy thoughtful chat about purpose, creativity, and turning pain into something that serves other people, subscribe, share the episode with a friend, and leave us a review so more listeners can find Barn To The Soul. Support the showBe a Compassion Crusader!Please like, share and subscribe!https://www.buzzsprout.com/1827829/supporters/newSubscribing to the podcast opens additional episodes with meditations, exercises, concepts and ideas from Freedom of the Soul.  Find your Soul purpose for only a few pounds a month. Click on the link below:-https://www.buzzsprout.com/1827829/subscribeNatasha Joy Pricewww.dandeliontherapies.co.ukFacebook - Dandelion TherapiesInstagram - natashajoyprice Books:-Freedom of the Soul - available on Amazon UK The Red Magus - available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.