Dr Kerstin Pilz is a German-born, Queensland-based former academic, published author, TEDx speaker and accredited yoga teacher.Her publications include an academic monograph (Mapping Complexity, Troubador, 2005 ), book chapters for Oxford University Press, peer-reviewed articles in academic journals and travel features including for The New York Times, The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald, Intrepid Travel and for travel industry magazines. Following a series of difficult life events, Kerstin discovered the healing power of writing and she now teaches writing for well-being online and on retreat in Bali and Vietnam, through her online business (www.writeyourjourney.com; Instagram @writeyourjourney). Her TEDx talk on the 'Healing Power of Writing' has been watched by over 38,000 viewers across multiple platforms (https://www.ted.com/talks/kerstin_pilz_the_healing_power_of_writing; and https://youtu.be/btxVXcRDhqY). Her free monthly newsletter is read by over 2,500 subscribers. She believes we are the authors of our own lives, and are in charge of the stories we tell ourselves. Her next book is a teaching memoir about the healing power of writing.
'A book about flawed humans, complex grief, and what it means to live fully and love wholly despite it all.' Natasha Sholl 'Wise, sad, uplifting.' Susan Johnson