{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Plenty with Kate Northrup","title":"165. Behind the Scenes of My Next Book: What Writing It Required Me to Stop Performing","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2314,"description":"What if the reason your creative project is taking longer than expected isn’t because you’re doing it wrong—but because it’s changing you in the process?In this deeply personal episode, Kate takes listeners behind the scenes of the book she has been writing for the past three years and the surprising lessons the process has taught her about identity, creativity, timing, and trust.Reflecting on the journeys behind her previous books, Money: A Love Story and Do Less, Kate shares how different this experience has been. Unlike her earlier projects, which seemed to flow onto the page with relative ease, this new book has demanded something much deeper. Rather than simply being a project she is creating, Kate reveals how the book itself has become a catalyst for her own growth, forcing her to confront old patterns, release expectations, and let go of the version of herself that wants certainty and control.Along the way, she opens up about the pressure of comparing her timeline to other authors, the challenges of unfinished work, and the emotional experience of sitting in the messy middle of a creative process without knowing exactly how it will turn out. She explores what it means to trust the timing of a project, especially when it refuses to be rushed.Kate also reflects on a pivotal season in her life following Mike’s bicycle accident in 2022 and how that experience fundamentally shifted her relationship with achievement, productivity, and nervous system safety. She shares how years of healing work allowed her to respond differently in a moment of crisis—choosing rest, support, and presence instead of pushing through at all costs.This episode is an honest conversation about creativity, expansion, and the hidden transformation that often happens before a meaningful piece of work is ready to enter the world. It is a reminder that sometimes the project we think we are building is actually building us.If you have an unfinished book, a creative dream, a business idea, or...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/o03JRta_QRrWYpVnGEniH9ofqOD9uyABk7kkXvT0B_E/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ1MzMzLzE2OTUz/ODkwNzQtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}