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“Being forced to talk to other people allowed me to find this other part of myself that I didn't know existed.” – Kirsten Rudberg
“Being forced to talk to other people allowed me to find this other part of myself that I didn't know existed.” – Kirsten Rudberg
Today’s featured bookcaster is a panentheist, screenwriter, producer, and believer in humanity, Kirsten Rudberg. Kirsten and I had a fun on a bun chat about her books, what it was like living overseas during her formative years, what inspired her to do a dark, subversive rewrite of the Peter Rabbit series, and tons more!!
Key Things You’ll Learn:
How getting banned from her school library helped her become more outgoing
What is panentheism and how it shapes her thinking
What keeps her creativity muscles strong
Her top 3 lessons learned from starting, running, and growing her podcast
Kirsten’s Site: https://bytesizedblessings.com/
Kirsten’s Books: https://www.beastlybooks.com/s/search?q=Kirsten%20Rudberg
Kirsten’s Podcast, “Byte Sized Blessings”: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/byte-sized-blessings/id1533828698?uo=4
The opening track is titled "Heatsource" by the magnanimous chill-hop master, Marcus D (@marcusd). Be sure to visit his site and support his craft. https://marcusd.net/
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