Author Amy Beth O'Brien on Listening to Your Intuition

“Somehow I took the right exit, went down the right side roads and there I found his car parked right next to hers.”

Amy Beth O’Brien recalls the chilling story of catching her husband having an affair. In her mind she envisioned the exact scene that confirmed the affair. If his car was parked next to hers, then the affair would become a reality. She recalls her husband stating he was going to work, but something told her he wasn’t. With her intuition in full motion, she jumped in her car and started to drive. She called his phone and received no answer. She didn’t know where in Boston that this woman lived, but somehow took the right exit, the right side roads and found her husband’s truck parked right next to hers.

“It was surreal.”

Two years later O’Brien divorced her husband and started a new chapter of her life. For 7 years the story of the affair remained planted in her thoughts. She was sick of the story and felt compelled to get the story out there. However, the inspiration stemmed from a story of different voices of women; the feminist, traditional, and wise age. For two years she self-taught how to write a screenplay. She hired a Script Consultant and had the script read by a professional. Although faced with rejection, O’Brien did not stop there. She refused to think it was a waste of time and decided to self-publish. And it was then that the story of the affair put her mind at ease.

“I lost my voice in the relationship. The relationship was based on logistics.”

O’Brien suggests that fear is one of the main components that prevents someone from finding the value within their voice. The theory of women believing that being nice is what the guy wants. And if you use your voice to speak the truth, you will lose the relationship. O’Brien’s novel, Stuck with Mr. Wrong, inspires women to believe in themselves in order to star in their own life story. O’Brien proposes that balance is the key to assertiveness; going to the opposite extremes to be assertive changes your role to Antagonist. And that’s not being a star.

“Always listen to your intuition, be strong with who you are and don’t be defined by a relationship.”

For more information on Amy Beth O’Brien check out her blogs series on “How to Find a Man Worthy of You” http://bemoreyou.co/category/blog/ or visit http://www.starinyourownlifestory.com/home/