Welcome to Indie Author Chat, the podcast designed to help you explore the ideas and insights behind today’s most thoughtful nonfiction books. Join host Laura Finch for engaging conversations with independent authors as they share the wisdom and inspiration behind their books—each title carefully curated by Weaving Influence Press.

In this episode, Laura talks with Becky Robinson, owner and CEO of Weaving Influence, about the rise of AI in publishing and how authors should approach using AI when crafting books. Specifically, they discuss how AI can strip an author’s voice, making the book less impactful, and can make errors when providing information or relaying transcripts. They reinforce that publishing standards matter and books should maintain the integrity of human creation, editing, and design. Becky ends by encouraging authors to bring their unique experiences, stories, vulnerabilities, fears, and joys to creating their book, instead of relying on AI.

During the episode, you’ll learn:

• Why authors should use AI as a productivity tool instead of replacing human authorship and creativity.
• How AI in writing strips an author’s voice and value, detracting from the integrity of books.
• How AI can make mistakes and isn't an infallible source for information, facts, or quotes.
• Why AI-generated graphics are inauthentic and may misrepresent your brand as an author.
• Where Weaving Influence stands on AI use in the books they publish through self-publishing and hybrid publishing.
• Why human-made books provide the most value through sharing unique experiences, stories, and vulnerabilities.
• How using AI in book writing can affect marketing, public relations, and readers' perception of the book.

Don’t forget to check out our show notes, which include action steps and resources.

Sign up for the bi-weekly newsletter to connect with Becky Robinson and learn about upcoming book launches.

Consider joining Team Buzz Builder, our book review team that supports most of our client launches. When you sign up for a launch, you’ll receive a complimentary copy (digital or print) in exchange for your commitment to post an early review.

Welcome to Indie Author Chat, the podcast designed to help you explore the ideas and insights behind today’s most thoughtful nonfiction books. Join host Laura Finch for engaging conversations with independent authors as they share the wisdom and inspiration behind their books—each title carefully curated by Weaving Influence Press.

In this episode, Laura talks with Dr. Denis Cronson, author of The Executive Condition: The Hidden Health Crisis of High-Performing Leaders. Laura and Denis discuss the book's central idea: a leader can look successful on the outside while their biological, cognitive, and emotional capacity quietly declines beneath the surface. Denis asserts that because high performers are often exceptionally good at compensating for problems, organizations may not recognize the warning signs until the decline becomes much more serious. He suggests recognizing early indicators, measuring health and performance trends, and personalizing recovery rather than waiting for burnout.

During the episode, you’ll learn:

• What the “executive condition” is and how senior leaders are experiencing declining physical, cognitive, and emotional health while continuing to perform at a high level.
• How high performers can hide their decline with the skills that helped them succeed—intelligence, grit, willpower, pattern recognition, and problem-solving—allowing them to compensate for declining health and make the decline hard to recognize.
• Why organizations can unintentionally encourage burnout and performance drift with reward systems that praise overcommitment, self-sacrifice, and constant availability.
• Cronson explains that leadership abilities are biologically connected, and that judgment, curiosity, empathy, and the ability to tolerate ambiguity depend on a healthy biological state.
• Cronson encourages using wearables like Oura rings, Apple Watches, and Whoop to track metrics including heart-rate variability, sleep, blood sugar, resting heart rate, activity, and stress, ensuring executives have enough time to recover.
• People respond to stress differently, so the Resilience Typing System (RTS) categorizes leaders by how they respond to pressure, make decisions under stress, control emotions, focus, and recover.
• Why recovery should be personalized: someone who becomes overwhelmed by stress may benefit from calming techniques such as breathwork, while a person who suppresses stress may respond better to exercise, journaling, or other approaches.

Don’t forget to check out our show notes, which include action steps and resources.

Sign up for the bi-weekly newsletter to connect with Becky Robinson and learn about upcoming book launches.

Consider joining Team Buzz Builder, our book review team that supports most of our client launches. When you sign up for a launch, you’ll receive a complimentary copy (digital or print) in exchange for your commitment to post an early review.

Welcome to Indie Author Chat, the podcast designed to help you explore the ideas and insights behind today’s most thoughtful nonfiction books. Join host Laura Finch for engaging conversations with independent authors as they share the wisdom and inspiration behind their books—each title carefully curated by Weaving Influence Press.

In this episode, Laura talks with Ronit Ziv-Krieger, editor of The Art and Practice of Living Wondrously. The book was created by Momentum, a global organization engaging 25,000 mothers in 40 countries to foster stronger families and communities. The Art and Practice of Living Wondrously is based on surveys of 10,000 mothers to identify the most meaningful topics about life, family, and health. The book features wisdom from the Jewish tradition, applied to contemporary life, and includes contributions from various experts and storytellers. It aims to foster resilience, combat anti-Semitism, and promote meaningful relationships.

During the episode, you’ll learn:

• About Momentum’s goals to break down feelings of isolation and loneliness by fostering global relationships among mothers.
• How to apply Jewish wisdom to contemporary issues like friendships, parenting, and mental health.
• The importance of finding wonder in everyday life and shifting from survival mode to gratitude.
• The value of maintaining hope and strength in the face of challenges.
• How to combat anti-Semitism by fostering a strong, meaningful Jewish identity.

Don’t forget to check out our show notes, which include action steps and resources.

Sign up for the bi-weekly newsletter to connect with Becky Robinson and learn about upcoming book launches.

Consider joining Team Buzz Builder, our book review team that supports most of our client launches. When you sign up for a launch, you’ll receive a complimentary copy (digital or print) in exchange for your commitment to post an early review.