Who Taught You to Stay Quiet? Vicky Oliver on Firebrands and Finding Your Voice
The Not Old Better Show, Art of Living Interview Series
🎙️ What dream have you postponed? Vicky Oliver joins The Not Old Better Show to discuss FIREBRANDS, family history, and becoming a beginner again. 📚 Listen on Apple Podcasts!
Starting over sounds appealing until you have to be bad at something in front of other people. After decades of working, leading, and solving problems, the beginner’s chair can feel surprisingly uncomfortable.
That’s one reason I wanted to talk with Vicky Oliver on The Not Old Better Show. She built a successful career writing books for working professionals, then entered an MFA program and began writing fiction. Her novel, Firebrands, grew out of a childhood ambition, years of practice, and a willingness to have her pages questioned.
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The book takes us to Manhattan in 1908. Two sisters want different futures. Helena is committed to activism. Summer is drawn to the security that wealth seems to promise. For readers who have spent a lifetime balancing responsibility and ambition, there’s plenty to discuss.
I’m particularly interested in the advice we carry forward. Some of it protects us. Some of it keeps making decisions for us long after the circumstances have changed. Vicky grew up hearing the case for practicality. Our conversation asks how she made room for a creative ambition without dismissing everything she had learned along the way.
What would you willingly become a beginner at today? I’d love to hear your answer. Find The Not Old Better Show at notold-better.com. 🎙️ #NotOldBetter #LifelongLearning #VickyOliver
