What happens to everything you witness across decades of work that demands deep empathy, once you finally sit down to write? Nancy Jasin Ensley has spent a lifetime finding out.
A nurse, teacher, and author of The Tire Swing, Nancy joins Sana to talk about the difference between hearing and listening, why every character deserves a real backstory, and how AI is reshaping both healthcare and writing without needing to replace either.
About the Guest:
Nancy Jasin Ensley spent decades in healthcare as a nurse, hospice specialist, legal nurse consultant, and educator before building a multi-genre body of published work. She is the author of The Tire Swing: A Memoir About Survival, along with fiction, mystery, and children's books.
Key Takeaways:
- Listening means understanding what someone is trying to say, not just hearing the words.
- Every character, even a minor one, needs a real backstory for a story to feel alive.
- Writing down a hard decision, then returning to it later, often reveals more clarity than staring at it in your head.
- AI can support observation-heavy work like nursing or writing, but it works best paired with real human presence.
- Everyone has a story worth telling, and it doesn't require a famous name to leave it behind.
Connect With the Guest:
Website: nancyjasinensley.com (as stated in the episode)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-jasin-ensley-841b6472/
Books: The Tire Swing: A Memoir About Survival; Mitered Corners; Indigo-35; A Rainbow in December; A Penny for Your Thoughts (available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Goodreads)
Episode Chapters:
[00:00] Opening: what happens to everything you've witnessed once you sit down to write (approx.)
[02:56] Learning to read at four and writing her first poem at five
[08:00] From training to be a doctor to finding her calling in nursing
[22:03] Can writers still make their mark in the age of AI
[34:00] Where to begin turning decades of experience into a narrative
[40:24] Forgiveness, listening, and loving yourself as a daily practice
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