By Deborah Holmen, M.Ed., NBCT, CLC Eye-level view of a writer’s desk with a notebook and pen Memoir Ghostwriting for Leaders, Clinicians, and Lived-Experience Authors Writing a memoir is personal work. It's your voice, your lived experience, your truth on the page. Sometimes the story you're carrying needs a partner who can shape it into a book that holds together and lands with the readers you want to reach. I'm Deborah Holmen — author, freelance writer, and memoir ghostwri

By Deborah Holmen, M.Ed. NBCT A doctor learning the stories of her patients. Most of the people who reach out to me have been carrying a book idea for months. Sometimes years. They're physicians, therapists, nurses, integrative practitioners, recovery coaches, parents who walked through something hard with a child. They've sat with patients and clients in their most vulnerable moments. They've stood beside loved ones in hospital rooms. They've gathered insights that could gen

By Deborah Holmen, M.Ed., NBCT It may seem like a large divide, but creating boundaries helps everyone cope more effectively. Boundaries are your best friend. Advocate for your needs, but also respect the family’s healing process. You’re not an intruder; you’re a new chapter. Sometimes, the bravest thing you can do is simply show up—again and again. Dear Feeling Left Out, That feeling you're sitting with is older than you. Anyone who has married into a close-knit family, or s