I'm so, so excited to share that finally after an almost eight month process of recording and re-recording, the audio version of The Opposite Of Hiding is now available for download on Audible, Amazon and Apple books.
I can't thank Joe enough for his patience with me trying to have a quiet house and confining him (and when I could) the puppy to the upstairs bedroom so I could get a clean take.
I also have to thank him and my friend Phil for helping me master the files to remove the inevitable stubborn background buzzing, breath sounds and ambient noise to make the audio quality good enough to be accepted by Audible.
I really was unprepared for how exhausting and at times traumatic it would be for me to read out loud (again and again) my book until I had the flow and cadence I wanted. It was one thing putting those words down on paper, and a whole other thing reading them and then listening back to myself (again and again) speaking these experiences.
That being said, I am incredibly proud of myself in a way that I never have been before. As much as I tried to speed up the process, my nervous system regulation made me slow down, take a breath and let go of my fears, expectations and self-recrimination in order to get the result I wanted. This whole book (and healing process) has been about me learning how to let go, so I don't know why I thought this would be any different.
I hope you enjoy the book and that hearing it in my voice adds another dimension to your experience. I'd also very much appreciate it if you could leave me a review or even just a star rating once you have finished listening as it REALLY helps me get noticed by the algorithms and ranked higher in search results and promoted on the book pages.
Thank you!