Good Aural -The Audiobook Podcast
Good Aural is a podcast about what makes an audiobook work.
Hosted by award winning narrator Brenda Scott Wlazlo, this podcast breaks down what actually makes a performance land. We cover everything from character and chemistry to pacing, prep, and the moments that make listeners stay.
For narrators, actors, audiobook fans, and anyone curious about the industry, these short episodes are honest, practical, and rooted in real experience.
Good Aural -The Audiobook Podcast
Episode 7: Your Nervous System Doesn’t Know It’s Fiction
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As audiobook narrators, we spend hours embodying fear, grief, rage, trauma, heartbreak, panic, and vulnerability in order to make stories feel real for listeners. But what happens when your nervous system starts responding to those emotions too?
This week on Good Aural, I’m talking about emotional resilience in audiobook narration. We’re talking trigger warnings, boundaries, nervous system regulation, emotional decompression, and why narrators need better conversations around mental and emotional sustainability in this industry.
Because your body doesn’t always know the difference between experiencing fear… and performing it convincingly.
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