Zofia K-Stanley on The Cure for Sleep with Tanya Shadrick

[Zofia K-Stanley]

Hello fellow readers and writers. I'm responding to Tanya's request for current contributors to speak to the meaning that this space holds for them. Here is a link to the first piece of writing that I submitted: https://thecureforsleep.com/voices/#zofiakstanley . I first discovered this space in April 2023, when my first child was seven months old, and I was emerging from the haze of the early newborn days and looking to find myself again, trying to excavate my sense of identity. Encouraged immensely by Tanya's kind and thoughtful response to those first words, I started writing again, at first privately and in such small snatched moments, more recently over here on substack. This space has been transformative for me, it was my introduction to the wider substack platform, but I have found so many helpful and inspiring resources on Tanya's substack alone, especially her "Ask me anything" thread, and her "Resources" thread. The latter has lead me to discover a whole world of writing inspiration and support, to give just one example, Tanya's interview with Ali Millar on the Not Too Busy to Write podcast, hosted by Penny Wincer at present, has opened up a treasure chest of other interviews and writing support. It is very early days for me, but this space has already been transformative. I am now working on a project I care so deeply about, and I think it would have taken me much much longer to seriously consider this without the community that I have found here. Zofia

[Tanya Shadrick]

Thank you for taking time to add this lovely introduction, Zofia, and your kind words about this project.

I’m so looking forward to our mentoring session and to sharing word of you as my selected mentee in this month’s newsletter

Txx