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Elizabeth Wilson chats with memoir writer Anna Dao about the rich oral storytelling tradition that shaped not just how she writes, but why.

They talk about what it really takes to find your authentic voice on the page, what happens when fear and people-pleasing get in the way of your truth, and what marketing a memoir actually looks like when you're a first-time author doing it all on your own terms.

About our guest, Anna Dao:

Born in Paris, raised under many skies —

from Bamako to Brussels, from Dakar to New York — Anna Dao carries the songs of her ancestors in her voice.

Her teachers were the elders of Mali,

the storytellers who gathered under the moon to share the wisdom of the Good Path.

Through her journey — across continents and through her own heart —she became a

bridge between the seen and unseen,

the modern and the ancestral.

In her words, “the world is nothing but conversation —the world is nothing but storytelling.”

A storyteller. A spiritual advisor. A daughter of tradition and transformation. Anna Dao invites us to listen —to remember —

to become the story we were always meant to tell.

Website: ​https://thehouseoflalla.com​

Facebook: ​annadao2​

Instagram and Threads: ​@annadao7467

 Welcome to the Inspired Writer Collective podcast. If you've ever felt the pull to write your truth, to shape the chaos of real life into something meaningful and to share your journey with the world, you're in the right place. We're your hosts, Elizabeth and Stephanie, writers, coaches, and entrepreneurs who believe in you and know how important it is to find a writing community to guide you on your path to self-publishing.

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