What If You're Not Meant to be the Hero of Your Memoir: How Writers Reclaim Their Sovereignty with Stacy Simmons

Send us Fan Mail Have you been trying to fit your life story into the hero’s journey and find it’s just not working? What if it doesn’t fit the mold because you were never meant to be the hero, but rather you were meant to be the queen? In this 100th episode of Writing Your Resilience, I’m joined by Stacey Simmons, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Psychedelic Therapist, and author of The Queen’s Path. Together, we explore sovereignty, archetypes, and why so many women’s stories end before they ever claim their full power. Episode Highlights 4:35: Understanding Sovereignty 9:25: The Hero’s and Heroine’s Journey 15:30: Blindness and Entering the Divide 22:05: Our Curses and Marks 25:15: The Dangers of the Queen’s Path 31:20: Exercise: MIPEs, MISORs, and Our Commitments 38:33: Sovereignty Is for Everyone 41:52: Psychedelics and Sovereignty Resources for this Episode: The 5 Elements of Dramatic Structure: Understanding Freytag’s Pyramid Definition of an Archetype Stacey’s Bio: Stacey Simmons is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Psychedelic Therapist. She is a clinical supervisor at Hope Therapy Center in Burbank, California. Her practice focuses on creative professionals, where she works primarily with writers, directors, actors, and musicians. Her research focuses on creativity, archetypes, psychedelic psychotherapy, neuroscience and consciousness research. She is a volunteer researcher with the Semel Institute of Neuroscience at UCLA, as well as a researcher with the Trance Science Research Institute in Paris, France. She holds a PhD from the University of New Orleans, and a Masters degree from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, California. Connect with Stacey: Website: https://staceysimmonsphd.com/ Facebook: @staceysimmonsphd Instagram: @staceysimmonsphd TikTok: @staceysimmonsphd Building Better Memoir Scenes: https://janefriedman.com/building-better-memoir-scenes-with-lisa-cooper-ellison/ Connect with your host, Lisa: Get Your Free Copy of Ditch Your Inner Critic: https://lisacooperellison.com/subscribe/ Website | Instagram | YouTube | Facebook | LinkedIn Produced by Espresso Podcast Production