"We get good at what we do."

Bowen Dwelle in conversation with Donna McArthur of The Bright Life

This conversation is part of an ongoing series of conversations with fellow writers, including several on Substack such as

Latham Turner

Michael Mohr

Lyle McKeany

Sam Kahn

Andy Johns

Scott Britton

and Sex at Dawn author

Chris Ryan

as well as others including addiction expert Dr. Adi Jaffe, master coaches Michael Lipson and Robert Ellis, ultra-runner Charlie Engle and legendary sci-fi author Kim Stanley Robinson.

Today’s conversation is between

Donna McArthur

the writer behind

The Bright Life

and

Bowen Dwelle

who writes at

An Ordinary Disaster

, which includes his serialized memoir of the same name.

Donna and I got together recently a conversation focused on change, including why we are sometimes so resistant to making changes, how we’ve overcome that resistance, some big changes that we’ve made in our own lives, the role of physicality and intuition in change — and, of course, what we’re working on next.

If you value authentic, honest, deep, vulnerable conversations between working writers, we think you’ll get a lot out of this discussion.

Following the interview are links to some of our writing, some other writers of memoir on Substack, and some questions for you. We’d love to hear from you!

Our Conversation

I usually record video as well, but I screwed it up this time, so just use the audio player at the top of the page ⬆️

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We’ve got some questions for you

1. What’s the biggest change you’ve made in your own life?

2. Have you experienced resistance to change—and how have you overcome that resistance?

3. How do you make your best decisions? What’s your relationship with intuition, and how has that evolved over time?

4. How do you prepare for making changes?

Some of our own writing

Tips to elevate your energy

What To Do When You Don't Know What To Do

The story of getting rid of my journals

What is Intuition? A Whole and Open Mind

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Donna writes

The Bright Life

— a guide to a life of possibility and well-being by examining what lies below the layers of daily life, and taking steps to shift and grow.

Bowen’s writing at

An Ordinary Disaster

includes memoir and personal essay on men, adventure, addiction, depression, love and money.

Other writers we recommend on Substack

The Recovering Academic

Of a Sober Mind

Michael Mohr's Sincere American Writing

Just Enough to Get Me in Trouble

The Unspeakable with Meghan Daum

Nolan Yuma

’s Born Without Borders

The Abbey of Misrule

Tangentially Speaking with Chris Ryan

Homegrown Humans Newsletter

Brett Scott

’s Altered States of Monetary Consciousness

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