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From Hollywood to Fiction: with Leslie A Rasmussen on When People Leave Ep. 145

  1. From Hollywood to Fiction: with Leslie A Rasmussen on When People Leave Ep. 145 Meg Nocero 39:00

🎧 Manifesting with Meg: Conversations with Extraordinary People

Season 8, Episode 14 — From Hollywood to Fiction: Don’t Postpone Joy

✨ Theme: Stay in Joy

🎙️ Guest: Leslie Rasmussen

In this heart-opening conversation, Meg Nocero sits down with award-winning author Leslie Rasmussen to explore the healing power of storytelling, the journey through Grief, and why we must stop postponing joy.

From writing hit TV shows in Hollywood to becoming a celebrated novelist, Leslie opens up about her latest book, When People Leave, a powerful story about Love, loss, and the resilience it takes to carry on. Tune in as we talk about the creative process, character development, impostor syndrome, and how women’s stories are changing the world.

🕒 Episode Highlights

    •    The inspiration behind When People Leave

    •    Writing through grief and emotional transformation

    •    Leslie’s career pivot from TV to books

    •    The magic of staying in joy—even when it’s hard

    •    Manifesting new chapters with courage

🔗 Connect with Leslie Rasmussen

Website: http://www.lesliearasmussen.com

Instagram: @leslierauthor (https://www.instagram.com/leslierauthor)

TikTok: Leslie Rasmussen

Facebook: Leslie A Rasmussen

📚 Read her novels:

    •    When People Leave

    •    The Stories We Cannot Tell

    •    After Happily Ever After

💫 Connect with Host Meg Nocero

Website: https://www.megnocero.com

Instagram: @megnocero (https://www.instagram.com/megnocero)

Book: The Magical Guide to Bliss

YouTube: Manifesting with Meg (https://www.youtube.com/megnocero)

✨ If this episode speaks to your heart, follow, rate, and share it with someone who needs inspiration today. Joy doesn’t have to wait—let’s manifest it together.

Meg Nocero Award winning author & podcast host, Happiness Expert

Meg Nocero is a former trial attorney turned TEDx inspirational speaker, empowerment coach, and award-winning author of three books: The Magical Guide to Bliss, Sparkle & Shine, and Butterfly Awakens: A Memoir of Transformation Through Grief. Nocero appeared on stage in Miami with Oprah in 2014, on CNN Español, BookCon live, podcasts, and online media such as MSNBC, CBS, Boston Herald, and Chicago Tribune. She hosts a YouTube channel, Manifesting with Meg: Conversations with Extraordinary People podcast, and an IG Live called Amazing Authors. She also founded the award-winning S.H.I.N.E. Networking Inc., a nonprofit that hosts uplifting networking events and provides educational scholarships to young, innovative leaders in her community. She’s the current Chair of the American Immigration Lawyers Association of South Florida’s Wellness Committee and a candidate for the first Masters in Applied Happiness Studies at Centenary University. She writes an inspirational monthly Substack newsletter @megnocero. Contact her at [email protected]. She is working on a screenplay for Butterfly Awakens and her debut novel, The Sunrise of a Soul’s Bliss.