Podcasts about expecting sunshine

ALEXIS MARIE CHUTE is an award-winning author, artist, filmmaker, curator, and inspirational speaker. Her memoir, Expecting Sunshine: A Journey of Grief, Healing, and Pregnancy After Loss, was a Kirkus Best Book of 2017 and received many literary awards. Expecting Sunshine is also a highly acclaimed feature documentary film, produced and directed by the author, that was screened around the world in 2018 and 2019. She is a highly-regarded inspirational speaker and teacher. She has presented on business, art, photography, writing, filmmaking, bereavement, and the healing capacities of creativity around the world.

ALEXIS MARIE CHUTE, an author, artist, public speaker, curator, and filmmaker from Canada, joined us to discuss her newest release, "Expecting Sunshine", a memoir about the loss of a child, and how it affected all. From Her Website: "ALEXIS MARIE CHUTE is a free-spirited and award-winning artist, author, photographer, filmmaker, curator and public speaker with a tendency to burst into song. She’s a mama bear to four children, but is more like a big kid herself. Often underestimated for her goofy and whimsical personality—she’s been described as “awkward but charming”—Alexis is a ground-breaking outside-the-box innovator, storyteller, and cultural connector. Alexis endured devastating loss and escaped a cult-experience, only to rise from the ashes as a resilient badass who embraces her (many) flaws and empowers others to joyfully do the same. Proud escape room junkie and underdog, Alexis writes the script for new ways of thinking and being in the world today."

Lydia Dean’s memoir, Jumping the Picket Fence takes us through shelters for children across India, into the jungles of Costa Rica, Southeast Asia and Venezuela, and to China where Lydia and her husband adopt their third child. Believing that our collective small personal actions can make a difference towards a greater whole, she and a devoted team launch GoPhilanthropic Foundation, www.gophilanthropic.org, a non-profit devoted to strengthening the voice of community-based organizations around the world, providing access to education, healthcare and basic human rights.Alexis Marie Chute is an award-winning author, artist, filmmaker, curator, and inspirational speaker. Her memoir, Expecting Sunshine: A Journey of Grief, Healing, and Pregnancy After Loss, was a Kirkus Best Book of 2017 and received many literary awards. Expecting Sunshine is also a highly acclaimed feature documentary film, produced and directed by the author, that was screened around the world in 2018 and 2019. www.AlexisMarieChute.com

A heartwarming chat with multi-award winning, bestselling Canadian author Alexis Marie Chute. Alexis will be launching book one – Above the Star – in her new fantasy trilogy series. She’s having a fabulous book launch party tomorrow, Saturday August 18 at Mosaic Books from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Make sure you head on downtown to Mosaic Books on Bernard tomorrow and say hello to Alexis.You can listen to Episode 21 (and see the Show Notes) of the I Love Kelowna Podcast while you're commuting, exercising or relaxing, by clicking right here:Apple PodcastIf You Don’t Have Apple PodcastIf you enjoyed this episode, an iTunes review would be SO appreciated!SHOW NOTESAlexis does not live in Kelowna but comes here often to write, dream, enjoy our amazing outdoors and spend time with her family.Alexis’ first book Expecting Sunshine is a personal story about tragedy, unimaginable pain from personal loss, and eventual recovery. Love of independent bookstores and why she chose Mosaic Books for her launch.Self Publishing vs. Traditional vs. Hybrid.The magic art of book promotion: word of mouth, public readings including at schools, striking up conversations with people wherever you find them.All about the writing process: Scheduling, goal setting. Dealing with procrastination and writer’s block.YouTube Series: 80 Days of WritingWrite or Die app: A procrastination slayer!The intricate process of writing a trilogy is exponentially more complex than writing a single tome.A great book for creative artists of all kinds: The War of ArtCOMMERCIAL BREAK Coping with Seasonal Affective Disorder and less than optimal conditions for creative work.All about character developmentDo not backspace yourself!Writing on Both Sides of The Brain by Henriette KlauserNational Novel Writing Month (NanoWrimo)Writing for a personality type and not an age groupAlexis gives an overview and even performs a beautiful reading from Above The StarAlexis nominates Sabrina Fedorak to come on the I Love Kelowna Podcast.Buy Alexis’ books at AlexisMarieChute.comFollow me on Social Media:I Love Kelowna Podcast on FacebookLuke Menkes RE/MAX KelownaMy Personal Facebook PageLinkedinInstagram #exploreKelowna #Kelowna #Okanagan #podcast #RealEstate #AboveTheStar #AlexisChute #Canadian #Author #Fantasy Support the show (https://paypal.me/lukemenkes)

This week's guest is Alexis Marie Chute, artist, author and filmmaker of Expecting Sunshine - a Journey of Grief, Healing and Pregnancy After Loss. Chute talks about the devastating loss of her infant son, the decision to expand her family after that loss, and how art is paramount in her healing process.