Courage to Create | Magdalena Ponurska | Substack

If You Only Have 5 Minutes to Find Courage Today, Read This.

Discover the power of words to heal, transform, and conquer any challenge.

Nov 20, 2024 •

Magdalena Ponurska

What’s in Your Envelope?

The hidden inheritance we all carry and why it matters.

Aug 17 •

Magdalena Ponurska

Two Days, Thirteen Years, One Conversation

How a road trip became the bridge between loss and belonging.

Aug 15 •

Magdalena Ponurska

The Night My Father Left

Three journeys. Two continents. One neural signature of courage.

Aug 11 •

Magdalena Ponurska

The Courage to Heal

The day I saw my own name on a headstone

Aug 8 •

Magdalena Ponurska

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Your Words Are Maps, Not Destinations

Jul 3 • Magdalena Ponurska

9 Ways to Reinvent Yourself in 2025 (Inspired by Real People)

Dec 31, 2024 • Magdalena Ponurska

March 2025 Challange: Stop Procrastinating, Start Writing

Feb 22 • Magdalena Ponurska

A Substack Community Experiment

Jul 28, 2024 • Magdalena Ponurska

Voices of Courage

What Happens When You Tell the Truth About Failure

Spoiler: You don’t lose credibility. You earn trust, build connection, and lead like it matters.

Jul 22 •

Magdalena Ponurska

What Nobody Tells You About Building in Public

The uncomfortable truth about vulnerability that every solopreneur needs to hear

Jul 15 •

Magdalena Ponurska

The Most Powerful Stories Are the Ones We’re Afraid to Tell

How after a lifetime of hiding behind the lens, this filmmaker turned the camera inward and found voice worth sharing

Jul 8 •

Magdalena Ponurska

Your Words Are Maps, Not Destinations

How to guide readers to their own transformation

Jul 3 •

Magdalena Ponurska

The Courage to Grieve

Why our grief-phobic culture needs a new narrative

Jun 10 •

Magdalena Ponurska

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Courage Academy

Wearing Boots to Boil Water

A story of the cold apartment that built us

Jul 28 •

Magdalena Ponurska

The Self-Guided MBA for Substack Creators (in 12 Months or Less!)

Traditional MBA programs are expensive, time-consuming, and irrelevant to the unique challenges of running a Substack.

Jun 29 •

Magdalena Ponurska

Human to Human (H2H). A Micro-Guide to Emotionally Intelligent Content

5 real life lessons in why your nervous system is your real content strategy

Jun 24 •

Magdalena Ponurska

What happens when you ask for help

Courage nugget #2

Jun 8 •

Magdalena Ponurska

The creative loneliness that's killing your dreams.

Courage nugget #1

Jun 7 •

Magdalena Ponurska

Write Your Way to Courage

Love Translates Perfectly, Even When Languages Don't

How mirror neurons and oxytocin help a Polish-speaking grandmother bond with her English-speaking American family

Jul 29 •

Magdalena Ponurska

How To Write a CTA That Inspires a Hero's Journey

Storytelling secrets to help you through the netherscape of marketing your writing

Jun 3 •

One Brilliant Arc (OBA)

Welcome to the Experiment

Day 0: The courage to write starts here

May 9 •

Magdalena Ponurska

The Fever That Broke Me Open

When vulnerability breaks through the walls you built

May 7 •

Magdalena Ponurska

How to Find Your Unique Emotional Signature as a Writer

Understanding the nuances of emotional resonance

Apr 12 •

Magdalena Ponurska

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