{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Becoming a First Time Author, with Kim Smith EP: 020","description":"Inspirational author Shannon L. Alder said: \u201cThere is no perfection, only beautiful versions of brokenness.\u201d That\u2019s the truth. All of us have gone through heartbreak at some point, experienced difficult moments, and had dark days we thought would never end. And while our individual life stories may be woven uniquely, we ultimately have the same story elements and patterns such as love lost and found, birth and death, abuse and healing \u2014 and the same emotions that come with these experiences. For first time author Kimberly Smith, life has been a series of traumatic events. When she finally decided to write these down in her book Beautifully Broken: Forged through Fire, Up from Ashes, telling her story freed her from the negative hold her experiences had on her, and gave her the power to heal not just her own heart, but also touch other women\u2019s lives. In this episode, Kim and I talk about: When she first realized she wanted to tell her story, and the hang-ups she had to work through to honor the people she loves in the midst of the dark truths contained in her book What her story is, including that pivotal moment she realized she needed healing and pleaded to God to fix her Finding her true worth instead of trying to be what everyone else around her wanted her to be Finding the essence and importance of her story, and how God is using it as a redemption narrative to inspire, empower and heal other women Receiving unexpected responses after publishing the book, and the realization that telling her story in an honest, transparent and vulnerable way is giving women the courage to free themselves from a place of shame How she thinks organized religion is affecting the way we think about our mistakes and the choices we should be making, including what she feels we should be doing instead The song and Bible verse that inspired the name Beautifully Broken x 3, Kim\u2019s ministry I invite you to be inspired today by Kim\u2019s story \u2014 one that speaks of hope despite the tragedies and light after the darkness. It\u2019s a story that all of us will be able to relate to, and may even encourage us to share our own and be a light for someone else. Resources: Kim\u2019s book: https:\/\/beautifullybrokenx3.com\/book\/ Kim\u2019s website: https:\/\/beautifullybrokenx3.com\/ Kim\u2019s Facebook Community: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BeautifullyBrokeninTX LIGHTbeamers Community on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/LIGHTbeamersCommunity ","author_name":"The Inside Story Podcast with April Adams Pertuis","author_url":"http:\/\/lightbeamers.libsyn.com\/website","html":"