The Healing Power of Smut: From Pastor to Spicy Pen, Amy W. Vogel's Empowerment Journey

Ep 607: The Healing Power of Smut: Part 7, From Pastor to Spicy Pen, Amy W. Vogel's Empowerment Journey. Guest Bio: Amy W. Vogel is an author who writes about feminine empowerment, spicy reverse age gap romance, historical fantasy with romance, urban fantasy with romance, and she's a coach for women authors. She's a former pastor and shares her transformative journey from being a pastor to writing spicy romance. She shares about her venture into spicy storytelling and writing books. Find more about Amy here: https://www.amywvogel.com/ Books: Feminine Rising (affiliate links) https://amzn.to/42OoKSy The Assist: A Spicy Soccer Romance https://amzn.to/3RWQU7K Teleosis https://amzn.to/3ENSwxI Summary:   Join Ruan Willow as she dives deep into a spicy conversation with writer Amy W. Vogel, a former pastor turned author, about the transformative journey of embracing sexuality and the healing power of smut in literature. Amy shares her unique experiences navigating the complexities of faith, femininity, and freedom, all while exploring the world of romance and erotic fiction. Together, they discuss the importance of female voices in writing, the liberation that comes from owning one's sexuality, and how the act of reading and writing can serve as a powerful tool for healing and empowerment. Get ready for a candid discussion filled with laughter, insights, and plenty of spicy revelations! Timeline: 00:00 - Amy W. Vogel used to be a pastor 04:06 - Do you do more non fiction or do you do some fiction 06:31 - Sport  themed book 07:06 - So what is it do you think that is healing about either reading or writing 12:58 - People are trying to censor the spicy romance that people want to read 17:16 - When I first started this podcast, I wasn't very judgmental, but now I'm even less so 20:27 - What do you think about the fact that there are no female voices in the Bible 26:56 - 67% of self published authors are female and most are romance writers 32:00 - So I'm working on my sixth book and it's actually speaking of the Bible 36:59 - Part of being a human is her sexuality and having sex 41:21 - Romance bookstores are popping up all over the place owned by women 45:11 - You don't immediately have to dive into dark erotica 49:04 - A woman wrote a book about how to strengthen your vagina during sex Bel Di Lorenzo wrote The Goh!dess Method Show notes created with the assistance of headliner app Quotes from Amy:  "The healing for me is... whatever you decide to choose to do with that history allows you to either stay stuck or move forward." "Pleasure is our birthright. We have been given that gift as women." "If you want to explore, start slow and just have fun." Support the show Newsletters https://subscribepage.io/ruanwillow https://linktr.ee/RuanWillow Affiliate Firm Tech 15% OFF with code ruan15 https://myfirmtech.com/ruanwillow