Exploring coercive control through fiction, with New York Times Best-selling author Sarah Pearse.

Can fiction make it easier to hold conversations about a topic like domestic abuse or coercive control? For full support on these issues please go to REFUGE If you’re interested in learning more about how fiction helps us explore difficult topics then listen to this week’s guest Sarah Pearse No.1 Sunday Times & NY Times author of THE SANATORIUM & THE RETREAT a Reese Witherspoon Bookclub pick with over 1 Million copies sold worldwide.  The 3rd in the Trilogy ‘The Wilds’ includes themes of coercive control. Sarah has subsequently teamed up with the charity Refuge to highlight the issue even more. Sarah opens our minds to tough issues that we may be facing in our lives, using the power and safety of fiction.  You can follow Sarah on Instagram @SarahPearseAuthor Join Lou on Linkedin Follow her @brave_newgirl on Instagram PS. Stress, overwhelm and anxiety are becoming an epidemic. I work with my creative  coaching CARE model to help you transform your life for the better.  Join our Brave New Girls retreats to reset and reconnect with what really matters to you. HERE Support the show Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media, author & wellbeing coach helping leaders be healthier, happier & impactful. No one way to thrive, except the way that"s right for you. https://bravenewgirlmedia.com INSPIRATION: Brave New Girls podcast- Well Beings, Well Planet. SUPPORT: LOU"S LIFE LAB wellbeing coaching programmes and our holistic, healthy, heart-led BRAVE NEW GIRLS RETREATS GROWTH: articles to help you grow in life & work COURSES: Podcast planning workbook Podcast Guesting course BOOK A CALL: Get in contact to book a 30 minute discovery call with Lou. Books by Lou Hamilton: Dare to Share- International bestselling guide to podcast guesting FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless Co-author: Women Excelling Everywhere #1 International Best-seller Paintings by Lou @LouHamiltonart