About Lisa

I know what it feels like to live with anxiety — and I also know how powerful it can be to finally put your story into words.

Choosing Calm Over Chaos began as my own journals and became a book written from lived experience. Publishing it opened a completely unexpected new chapter in my life and showed me just how much connection can come from sharing our stories honestly.

Today, I’m an author, Mental Health First Aider and founder of Lisa Whitmore Publishing. Alongside writing and encouraging open conversations around mental wellbeing, I now support new and aspiring authors who have written a book but aren’t quite sure what to do next — helping them navigate the journey from manuscript to publication while keeping control of their own work.

That love of stories and conversation has also taken me somewhere I never expected — into community radio. I present Thursday Drive Time on Beat Route Radio, connecting with people across Northamptonshire through music, conversation and community.

Lisa Whitmore Publishing is continuing to grow, but the idea at its heart remains simple: real stories matter. Whether they’re written, spoken or shared in conversation, they have the power to connect us, encourage us and remind us that we’re not alone.

Lisa Whitmore