Become an Author with Garnet + Fire
By: Dr. Jennifer B. Rhodes
Tags: Submission Guidelines, Psychology, Writing, Authors, Spirituality

By Dr. Jennifer B. Rhodes, Editor

Contribute to Garnet + Fire, a publication looking to heal toxic insecurity and relational trauma through both the science of psychology and the wisdom of ancient spiritual traditions. We know from relationship science that trauma, bad breakups and divorce all cause us to fear relationships. Too many of us are walking around with full blown PTSD from either our childhood relationships or a bad breakup as an adult! What we are learning, however, is that we have been trying to heal our relationship problems in isolation of spirituality. We need both science and spirituality to fully heal. To this end, Garnet + Fire supports the idea of relational spirituality where we learn to use all our relationships as fuel to further our spiritual learning. With support, we can turn bad relationships and fear back into love and passion and find our life purpose all at the same time.

Why garnet and fire? Garnet is the stone of awakening our inner fire, of setting boundaries, and manifesting passionate abundance into our lives. It reminds us that passion and desire are not the problem — it is the repression of such emotions that lead to relationship hiccups, profound suffering, and physical ailments. Fire is the natural element for transformation. Together, Garnet + Fire can help us turn all our relationship dramas into gold as we walk our path toward finding authentic love and healing our mind-body-soul-heart-emotions.

QUICK TIP: Email Dr. Jennie directly at drjennie@drjenniferbrhodes.com to be added as a writer to our publication. Please include a link to your Medium account.

I invite Medium authors to submit their relevant, non-fiction stories, love letters, and poetry to Garnet + Fire. We are currently looking to fill the following topics:

Sex + Relationships Spirituality + Relationships Healing the Heart: Yoga + Meditation Healing the Heart: Artist as Healer + Creativity Relationship Oriented Intuitive Guidance Science of Relationships + Modern Psychology

Note that Medium’s rules do not allow a story to be simultaneously published in multiple publications.

Before you submit, please check your article for any indications of overt discrimination, racism, bias etc... Article that seem to do more harm than good will not be published. Until form editorial guidelines are established, I will be following the ethical policies of my profession as a guidepost for reviewing submissions.

Finally, on the Medium story you intend to submit to us, please be sure to use relevant tags.

Please follow the instructions below to sign up as a contributor.

Why submit to a Garnet + Fire, a new publication?

Contributors to Garnet + Fire on Medium will benefit from contributing to build a community where the wisdom of love is supported through both science and spirituality. As writers that see a future where the toxic divisions in our healing professions no longer exist, we work together to use our experience and our words to provide hope, inspiration, and wisdom to people around the world.

It is my sincere hope that we can build a community together that will serve the upcoming changes in humanity and support GEN Z specifically in their work to make the world a more loving place. If this vision resonates, please reach out and submit your work.

Email drjennie@drjenniferbrhodes.com and request to be added as a writer. Then follow the steps below to submit your work.

Next steps:

- Go to the post you want to submit

- Use the gear icon at the top of the post to select “Edit story”

- Click on the 3 dots that appear at the top right

- Click on “Add to Publication”

- Choose the publication name and submit to that publication

- You will be notified by Medium if it is accepted.

I look forward to reading and sharing your stories! ❤

Once you submit, here’s what you can expect, next:

What Contributor Can Expect After Submitting to Garnet + Fire

Once you’ve added your Medium story to Garnet + Fire, here’s what you can expect:

The turnaround time for a post is usually 24–48 hours. If your article has not been posted within 5 days, the chances of it being accepted are usually less. Please be patient with the process and consider re-submitting the article after making edits or if I give you editorial feedback. For scientific articles, please make sure to have relevant links to your sources. For relationship based articles, please make sure it is not just a litany of “expert” comments on a topic. Garnet + Fire is interested in moving away from conventional dating advice. If you are unsure if your article is a good fit, please email drjennie@drjenniferbrhodes.com and simply ask.

These are the submission that we prioritize:

Posts by authors that have previously published 3 or more high-quality posts.

Strong conceptual idea — something people haven’t heard before.

Are in alignment with the vision of bridging the gap between science and spirituality.

Posts that have no typos.

Posts without links to commercial sites.

Strong titles that tell what the post is about.

5 relevant tags

Posts that follow our formatting guidelines: Title in Title Case; A sub-head in sentence case (with ending punctuation); A photo with proper photo credit.

Thank you for taking the time to read this article. I look forward to your submissions and connecting with you as we begin to build a new community.

With lots of love,

Dr. Jennie