From Idea to Published (Authoring and Publishing Your First Book)
with Christina Runnels, MA, LPC-S, PMH-C
This interactive session walks through the complete journey of writing and publishing Boldly Both: A Mom's Guide to Balancing Career and Family Without Guilt...from initial concept to published book. Participants will explore the practical realities of the writing and publishing process: carving out writing time alongside clinical work and family life, organizing ideas into a sustainable writing schedule, overcoming perfectionism and "who am I to write this?" syndrome, and navigating decisions about publishing, editing, and marketing.
The session then examines what makes this process distinct for licensed clinicians. When therapists pursue authorship, unique professional considerations emerge: How do you appropriately use your clinical credentials as an author? What boundaries are necessary when your public platform expands beyond direct clinical work? How do you maintain role clarity and ethical standards while sharing your professional voice publicly? Participants will explore these questions alongside practical challenges like workload management, boundary-setting with new opportunities, and sustaining clinical practice while building something new.
Through candid discussion of what worked, what didn't, and lessons learned, attendees will gain both practical strategies for pursuing professional projects and a framework for doing so in ways that protect their clinical work, maintain ethical standards, and support long-term professional sustainability.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify key challenges in the writing and publishing process for clinicians balancing clinical practice, family responsibilities, and creative projects, including time management, overcoming perfectionism, and maintaining sustainable workload.
- Apply practical strategies for organizing, writing, and completing long-term professional projects while protecting clinical functioning and personal wellbeing.
- Describe ethical/professional considerations specific to therapists expanding their public voice through authorship, including appropriate use of credentials, platform boundaries, and scope of practice when publishing.
Participants are eligible to receive 2 NBCC CE Hours.
ACEP 7233
