Welcome back to Girl, Take the Lead! — the podcast where we share real, raw, and remarkable stories that inspire us to lead with courage and heart.
Today’s guest is Sarah M. Eden (Millennial) — a USA Today best-selling author, screenwriter, and creative powerhouse whose witty, award-winning historical romances have sold over a million copies worldwide.
Known for blending her obsession with history and affinity for tender, hopeful love stories, Sarah has written more than eighty-five novels and is now expanding her storytelling into film. Her upcoming movie, Seeking Persephone, reimagines the myth of Hades and Persephone as a Regency-era romance — and her latest novel, The Tides of Time, explores how love, guilt, and hope transcend centuries.
In this episode, Sarah and Yo explore the heart of storytelling itself — why stories matter, how creativity lifts us through life’s oppositions, and why romance will always promise hope.
⏱️ Episode Highlights
How writers “train” their minds to see stories everywhere
The spark behind The Tides of Time and its time-travel premise
What adapting her own novel taught Sarah about letting go
How romance fiction empowers women and offers hope
Why joy is essential to creative longevity
How resistance and opposition help us rise — in life and in art
Sarah’s gentle message to her 20-something self
Timestamps:
00:00 – Welcome & introduction to Sarah M. Eden
01:29 – How a dare launched her writing career
02:25 – The story behind The Tides of Time — time travel meets the French Revolution
04:20 – What makes a good storyteller — and how it can be learned
07:42 – Letting go: when your story belongs to the world
09:59 – Adapting Seeking Persephone for film and what changed in the process
13:39 – Finding joy in creativity, even when it’s “work”
14:38 – Sarah’s advice for aspiring writers: love the stage you’re in
19:27 – Why romance fiction endures — and what hope it offers
24:34 – The Finding Joy card story and how opposition gives us lift
💡 Key Takeaways
Storytelling is an act of hope — a way to connect across time and emotion.
Opposition builds strength; resistance helps us rise higher.
Romance fiction celebrates women’s agency and resilience.
Creativity is joy — and joy sustains the creative life.
Every stage of your journey has meaning; don’t rush past it.
✨ Connect with Sarah M. Eden
🌐 Website & Newsletter: sarahmeden.com
📸 Instagram: @sarah_m_eden
📘 Facebook: facebook.com/SarahMEden
🎬 Coming Soon:
Mercury Raine (Books 1 & 2) — releasing October 2025
Seeking Persephone — film premiere expected late 2025
💌 Store Highlight
Sarah’s favorite from our Girl, Take the Lead! Card & Gift Shop is “Finding Joy” — featuring a hummingbird and flowers.
She shared how her love of physics and birds reminds her that:
“What allows birds to fly is opposition. As they flap down, they’re lifted up. Strength is found in opposition.”
Explore this and other guest-inspired cards at: girltaketheleadpod.com/shop
📬 Connect with Yo, Your Host
🌐 Website: girltaketheleadpod.com
📸 Instagram: @yocanny
💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/yocanny
📘 Facebook: facebook.com/yolanda.canny