The Power of a Guiding Hand
“Coaching is not about telling people what to do. It’s about asking the right questions and helping them find the answers themselves.” – Amanda Gore
The most powerful thing I’ve done for my writing career and for myself was to seek out people further along on the journey to mentor me.
Joining a writer’s organization, finding a critique group, and investing in a writing coach allowed me to grow exponentially in the craft and business of writing in just a few short years.
But it was my experience with a life-coach and mentor that helped me find the tools to regulate myself so I could actually get the writing done.
As I did my own work, I realized many of my writer friends and coaching clients were stuck in the creative process for the same reasons.
It wasn’t that they lacked the skills to craft story, it was that their inner critic whispered limiting and self-defeating stories that consumed their time, exhausted their energy, stole their attention, and occupied their creative space.
As I began combining elements of life coaching with my story coaching, I also found deeper connections between my clients’ struggles in story and their inner lives.
An author who struggled with creating vivid setting, lived more in their head than the real world, and lacked a sense of place and sensory awareness.
An older writer who lived alone struggled with dialogue. When asked to listen to other conversations and focus on the subtext, she confided she didn’t have regular social interactions.
By addressing the life issues, they found their writing grew richer and their thoughts, feelings, and actions shifted to support their identity as a storyteller.
Personalized T.E.A.S. Remedy Consultation $397
Transform Your Creative Life in 30 Days
This personalized offering is a handcrafted blend of immediate relief and long-term nourishment for your time, energy, attention, and space — a lovingly brewed tonic for the storyteller’s soul.
Is Your Storytelling Practice Wilting?
Your creative garden might be suffering from:
* Inconsistent Productivity – Like over-watering a plant, forcing daily output can drown your process. Storytellers who shift to seasonal and energy-based rhythms report higher output and joy.
* Focus Challenges – Much like steeping tea, attention flourishes when we slow down. Pre-work rituals infused with somatic practices help storytellers settle their minds and concentrate on the page.
* Messy Creative Spaces – A disorganized apothecary can’t function. Clients who clear their space with intention say their creative shelves stay organized even a month later.
* Burnout Cycles – Just as there are seasons for growing and resting, storytellers thrive when they follow their natural energy.
* A Harsh Inner Critic – With the remedy of self-compassion, the bitterness softens. Storytellers notice a kinder internal dialogue after nurturing their creative roots.
What if your creative challenges aren’t weeds to uproot, but wild wisdom to be honored?
The Author’s Apothecary Approach
Your Custom Remedy Experience
Step 1: The Storyteller’s Herbal Assessment
Begin by completing a guided reflection. Enter your own apothecary and inventory your needs. This in-depth look at your creative patterns, preferences, challenges, and dreams often brings clarity before we even meet.
Step 2: The Virtual Tea Ceremony (90 Minutes)
Our call is a gentle ritual — a time to pour out what’s been bottled up and infuse your practice with new life.
During this sacred tea time, we will:
* Unpack your assessment over a cup of tea
* Identify the issues impacting your time, energy, attention, and space
* Choose core remedies and tools for your apothecary cabinet
* Map how to use them to heal your most pressing needs
Step 3: Receive Your Apothecary Cabinet
Within three days, a lovingly assembled digital bundle will arrive.
* T.E.A.S. Results – A summary of insights about your personal blend of time, energy, attention, and space
* Custom Monitoring Tools – Know when and what you need from your
* Sustainable Growth Tonics – Somatic exercises, self-kindness journaling, and affirmation rituals
* Seasonal Adaptations – Creative recipes for when your energy shifts through the year
Step 4: Integration Support
Like any good infusion, your remedy gets richer over time.
* Apothecary support via email or Loom for one month
* A 30-minute “Healing Adjustment” call one month later to review your results and boost your growth
Results Our Storytellers Have Achieved:
* Finished long-stalled manuscripts within 4–6 months
* Reduced burnout by building rest margins into their routines
* Soothed their inner critics with compassion-infused practice
* Built creative environments that support their disabled bodies
* Increased focus and sustainable output with neurodivergent friendly rituals
Is This the Right Blend for You?
Perfect if:
✔ You’re tired of choking down “one-size-fits-all” productivity programs
✔ You long for gentle practices with deep potency and tangible results
✔ You’re open to infusing your life with seasonal, somatic, and soulful creativity
✔ You want practical tools that feel supportive and strengthening
✔ You believe your storytelling is sacred, not another to-do
Not a good fit if:
✖ You want hard deadlines and rigid systems
✖ You’re uninterested in inner work or body-based approaches
✖ You’re seeking clinical diagnosis or treatment
About Your Guide
Jessica White is a fiction author and story coach who has helped over 100 neurodivergent, chronically ill, and disabled writers craft authentic stories while honoring their unique creative rhythms. Combining her decade of experience as founder of the 365 Writing Challenge and admin for several writing communities with her degree in educational studies, she guides storytellers in healing their relationship with time, energy, attention, and space.
Through the Authors Apothecary, Jessica blends somatic awareness, seasonal living, and mindful creativity to support writers in crafting authentic stories. Her work draws from both professional expertise as a developmental editor and personal experience with ADHD and chronic illness. Her published works span multiple genres and publishing styles, including ghostwriting. As an editor and story coach, she’s helped dozens of writers bring their stories to life, believing that storytellers are healers, caretakers, and stewards of possibility.
Her clients have gone on to:
* Publish works in anthologies, as indie authors, and traditional publishing
* Complete full-length manuscripts after years of procrastination
* Build sustainable author platforms they look forward to engaging
* Transition from sporadic writing to sustainable output even with chronic illness
What Others Are Saying
“For the first time, I can share my work-in-progress with others without paralyzing anxiety. I’ve joined a writing group where I contribute regularly, have submitted three short pieces for publication in the past month, and can discuss my creative challenges openly without feeling like an impostor. The constant internal critic questioning whether I’m a ‘‘real writer’’ has quieted, replaced by consistent showing up and engagement with my craft between flares.” -Rebecca M.
“I can now recognize the early physical signals of creative burnout before I crash. Just last week, I noticed tension building in my shoulders and paused to do a 5 minute somatic reset instead of pushing through. Then I wrote one of my best scenes yet.” -Amanda R.
“I used to force myself to get to my desk to write. Giving myself permission to work from my recliner, changing up my lighting, and having my tools at hand has been life changing. I can write for an hour before the fatigue or pain creeps in. The moment it does, I don’t beat myself up for stopping my work to take care of myself, because I know it means that I won’t be down for days with rebound pain.” -Emily P.
“This is the first time my creativity has felt like an ally, not a threat to my health.” -Tammy D.
“These tools work, plain and simple! I got more writing done in three months than the last two years combined. Learning I needed a visual tracking system, and breaking big projects into smaller pieces my ADHD brain can actually handle has been transformational. I used to get stuck in hyperfocus and write for hours. Then feel like I’ve been hit by a truck afterward and go weeks without writing. Now I’ve got reminders that tell me when to take a break, and they work. I actually know how long things take me now. So deadlines aren’t a guessing game anymore.” -Julie S.
Ready to cultivate your creative well-being?
Note: The Authors Apothecary Custom Remedy is not therapy or medical advice. It is a creative coaching experience designed to support your storytelling practice with proven results.
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Your Writing Career?
Story Coaching $1997 (3 month commitment)
If you have a great book idea or story concept but find yourself drifting in the writing process, it’s time to hire a story coach. During the first three calls, I will help you develop characters with interesting arcs, a unique setting readers will want to visit, and a solid plot (and subplots if needed). Then we’ll spend three calls improving your writing routine to allow you to finish your story in a life-honoring way (no hustle, but also no procrastinating). Moving at your pace, I will cheer your wins and help you adjust the plan as revelations occur or hurdles arise.
Author Coaching $1997 (3 month commitment)
If you’ve finished a few books, but you’re struggling to figure out who you are as an author and build a readership, it’s a good time to work with a coach. Each call, we’ll explore your values, why you write, who your audience is, and how your stories meet an internal need that will shape your brand. In three months or less, we’ll bring together all the ingredients for a satisfying brand identity that you can easily create and shape content around. You’ll walk away with a personalized action plan and renewed confidence as you continue sharing your stories with the world.
I offer these calls on your timetable. For those who work better while the fire is hot, we can do two intensive 3-day sessions. For those who like to work at a steady pace we can have a set weekly or biweekly meeting. For those who have health flares, we can do an as available 6 meetings anytime in your 3 month window.
After these sessions, you also qualify for accountability calls for 20% off my hourly rate.