From Surviving to Empowering: How Beth Jones Built a Healing Business from Her Book {ep. 176}
August 13, 2025
Beth Jones shares how she turned her personal healing journey into a book, a framework, and a thriving business. Learn why self-publishing gave her the freedom to create courses, retreats, and a podcast that empower survivors—and how writing can be a catalyst for both personal and professional transformation.
In this heartfelt episode of Alexa’s Publishing Chat, Alexa talks with Beth Jones—Healing Mentor, founder of Empowered Survivors, podcast host, and best-selling author—about using writing to heal from trauma and build a purposeful business. Beth shares her personal journey from forensic accounting to coaching and mentoring survivors, the creation of her HEAL framework, and why self-publishing gave her the creative control she needed to build her programs.
In this podcast, Alexa and Beth discuss:
- How writing about trauma can be a transformative part of the healing journey
- Beth’s transition from professional services to becoming a healing mentor and author
- Why she chose self-publishing for full creative and content control
- The importance of owning your book rights when building programs or businesses around your content
- How the collaborative book experience led to her own solo publication
- The creation and trademarking of the HEAL framework: Hope, Evolve, and Love
- Building a business, podcast, and courses around her book’s message
- The balance between personal healing and what’s appropriate to share with readers
- Using AI tools to repurpose and structure existing content
- Her upcoming offerings: self-study courses, live masterminds, and healing immersion retreats
- Website: EmpoweredSurvivors.com
- Facebook & Instagram: @bethjoneshealingmentor
- Podcast: Let’s Heal! with Beth Jones