[Katy Bowman, practical matters]: Finding the kind of writing that feels like a downhill flow instead of an uphill slog + making writing less sedentary Ep 1131
This week my guest is biomechanist Katy Bowman, author of eleven\u2013count \u2018em, eleven\u2013books that explore how to improve health and boost well-being through movement, including the best-selling \u201cMove Your DNA,\u201d as well as her newest, \u201cMy Perfect Movement Plan.\u201d Her back catalog includes \u201cRethink Your Position,\u201d \u201cMovement Matters,\u201d \u201cDynamic Aging,\u201d \u201cGrow Wild,\u201d \u201cSimple Steps to Foot Pain Relief,\u201d \u201cDiastasis Recti,\u201d \u201cDon't Just Sit There,\u201d \u201cWhole Body Barefoot,\u201d and \u201cAlignment Matters.\u201d In fact, Katy has published so many books that she founded her own independent press, Uphill Books.\n\nShe has also been named one of Maria Shriver's Architects of Change for her work to change the way we move and understand our need for movement, and is the founder of the movement education company Nutritious Movement, based in Washington state, where she lives.\n\nWe covered:\n- How writing a book is really an exercise in processing everything she\u2019s learned for herself (in addition to being a way to communicate information)\n- Finding the kind of writing that feels like a downhill flow instead of an uphill slog\n- Matching your output to your phase of life\n- How to find the quiet you need to write in a noisy world\n- Balancing the necessity and allure of technology with a hunger for real-world, in person, nourishing experiences (what she calls \u201cnutrient-dense\u201d experiences)\n- How she works movement into her writing process\n- How walking boosts creativity\n- How she makes the most of her mornings (and why she doesn\u2019t have coffee until she\u2019s done this one thing each morning)\n\nVisit Katy at nutritiousmovement.com or follow her on Instagram @nutritiousmovement.\n\nFor full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.\n\nBig thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast!\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices