We tried to record this episode three times… and honestly, I'm glad we did. Because this one turned into the kind of conversation you normally only hear before the official recording starts.

I'm sitting down with my friend Deb Eckerling, known as The Book Proposal Expert (and also the creator of the DEB Method for goals). We start with a quick, energetic color reading (hello, yellow and identity shifts), and somehow that opens the door into a deep, practical conversation about:

• claiming your expertise
• focusing your message
• why you don't need to write the whole book first
• how a book proposal actually works (and why it matters)

If you've been holding a book idea in your heart, this episode will help you stop circling it and start shaping it.

• A quick color reading for Deb and what "yellow energy" can signal (identity, confidence, visibility, self-trust)
• Why your next level usually requires a tighter identity, not more hustle
• Deb's story: how the DEB Method was born (and why it works)
• The truth about the publishing path: agent → publisher → editorial board
• What a book proposal really does (it makes the case for your book)
• The 3 proposal pieces Deb says matter most:
  • Overview (why this book needs to exist)
  • Audience (who will buy it)
  • Comp titles (what it's similar to + why it's different)
• Why your query letter deserves the same energy as the book itself
• A simple homework prompt if you "know you have a book in you" but can't name it yet
• Behind the scenes moments you'll love:
  • We basically said: "No more pre-chat. Hit record."
  • We connect dots between color, identity, and visibility in a way that feels both spiritual and super practical.

If you're listening and thinking, "I want to write a book… but I don't know where to start," do this:

• Start one living document called: "My Book Notes"
• 2–3 times a week, brain-dump:
• stories you keep telling
• client patterns you notice
• beliefs you teach on repeat
• phrases that feel like "your thing"
• Then do a quick title/market scan:
  • find strong books in your category from the last ~5 years
  • ask: How is mine similar? How is mine different? What's my one-line twist?
• And if you're feeling "stuck in your head," borrow this from our color moment:
• Sit with yellow (visualize it, place yellow flowers near your workspace, or just notice where it shows up)
• Ask yourself: Who am I now? Who am I becoming? How do I want to be known?

Deb Eckerling is a goal strategist, author, and book proposal coach who helps thought leaders turn powerful ideas into book proposals that sell. She's the creator of the DEB Method (Determine your mission, Explore your options, Brainstorm your path) and the founder of The Book Proposal Expert, where she teaches a clear, grounded roadmap for getting your message into the world without making it miserable.

Website: The Book Proposal Expert

Substack: Book Proposals (Substack)

Connect: Deb Eckerling on LinkedIn

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What if the parts of you that feel confusing, exhausting, or "too much" are actually clues to your soul's design?

In this episode of Your Radiant Spirit, Heather Eck sits down with Vicki Meigs, a master teacher, soul alignment coach, numerologist, and vibrational healer, for a powerful conversation about self-alignment, energetic truth, and coming home to who you really are.

Vicki shares her journey from public education to soul-centered work, including the moment her body demanded she slow down and listen. Together, Heather and Vicki explore how numerology offers more than insight, it offers permission. Permission to soften. Permission to trust yourself. Permission to stop living by someone else's definition of success.

• How numerology reveals your energetic blueprint and soul purpose
• Why so many high-achieving people still feel unfulfilled
• The difference between self-care and true self-alignment
• How your ruling number can act as a "heart compass" for decisions
• Why your body often knows the truth before your mind does
• A simple heart-centered breathing ritual to restore clarity and calm

This conversation is for you if you've done "everything right" and still feel like something is missing, or if you're ready to stop outsourcing your inner knowing and start trusting what's already within you.

If you'd like to connect with Vicki beyond today's conversation, you can find her on Instagram, where she shares monthly energy forecasts, practical numerology insights, and guidance for navigating spiritual awakening in real life.

She also offers a six-week, in-person awakening experience in Raleigh, called Awakening: Shifting the Frequency in the Field, beginning this February.
It's designed for those who are spiritually awakening and don't want to walk this part alone — with a strong focus on integration, nervous system coherence, and living your awakening in real life.
**If you're not local, or you feel called to gather your own people, Vicki also creates online and community-based awakening fields. You can simply reach out and explore what's possible — it only takes 6 people to open a field!

Coming soon, she's opening a year-long coaching and field-based mastermind called Soul-Led: The Art of Embodied Awakening for those who are ready to fully integrate their awakening into their lived life.

And finally — did you know Vicki has created a Secret Society for Spiritual Awakening? If that sparks curiosity, you'll want to reach out for more details.

You can explore Vicki's current offerings, workshops, and receive a free Ruling Number description at www.rooted-n-real.com or by connecting with her directly.

• Instagram: @rootednreal
• Website + free ruling number description: https://www.rooted-n-real.com

If this episode stirred something in you and you're curious how color, energy, and intuition can help you understand yourself more deeply, start here:

👉 Download Heather's Free Color Healing Kit
A soulful introduction to how color reflects your emotional patterns, energy, and inner wisdom.
Get it here: https://www.heathereck.com/color-healing-kit

What if the feelings you try to avoid are actually guiding you back to love?

In this heartfelt episode of Your Radiant Spirit, Heather sits down with Brenda L. Balding, a registered nurse of 50 years, Reiki energy healer, author, and spiritual guide. Together, they explore how grief, intuition, and emotional awareness can become powerful teachers when we learn to listen to Love's Inner Voice.

Brenda shares her personal journey from nursing into energy healing, how she discovered she'd been healing others her entire life, and how grief transformed her relationship with herself, her parents, and the Divine. This conversation is gentle, honest, and deeply grounding.

• How to recognize and trust Love's Inner Voice as divine guidance
• Why grief is not something to "fix," but something to listen to
• The difference between toxic positivity and true emotional presence
• How "shoulds" keep us stuck and how to release them with compassion
• Brenda's powerful reframes, including:
  • PAUSE: Perhaps another unseen solution exists
  • JOB: The Joy Of Being
• Simple practices like heart-centered breathing to calm your nervous system
• How Reiki and energy healing support emotional and spiritual well-being
• Why you're only responsible for your own energy, not anyone else's reactions

This episode is an invitation to slow down, soften your inner dialogue, and reconnect with the wisdom already living inside you.

Brenda L. Balding is a registered nurse, Reiki energy healer, author, and spiritual guide devoted to helping others reconnect with their sacred inner wisdom. Her books include Awaken Love's Inner Voice, Discovery Is Recovery, and Discovery Is Vital. Her work blends emotional awareness, spiritual insight, and compassionate self-discovery.

• Find her books on Amazon by searching Brenda L. Balding
• Connect via Google, Facebook, and LinkedIn
• Work with Brenda through 6- or 12-week guided discovery sessions
• Reiki healing and spiritual guidance available remotely
• Member of Heal.me for holistic healing services

If this conversation stirred something in you, explore the ways you can work with Heather through intuitive art, guided sessions, and immersive healing journeys. www.heathereck.com

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Until next time, keep noticing the nudges.
They're leading you home.