188. Reckoning with and Writing About Being Raised by Parents with Mental Illness featuring Natasha Williams
Natasha Williams joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about caring for her schizophrenic father and the jeopardy of being in his life, narcissism and her mother’s limited parenting resources, ha...
31 Jul 202534min
187. Forgiving Ourselves, Forgiving Others featuring Ed Latimore
Ed Latimore joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about growing up in an urban warzone and surviving domestic violence, poverty, and limited resources, life in the boxing ring, writing about alco...
29 Jul 202543min
186. Broadening a Memoir’s Scale, Accessibility, and Audience featuring Mallory McDuff
Mallory McDuff joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about expanding a project from straight memoir to broaden its accessibility and audience, feedback from editors about what’s marketable, placi...
24 Jul 202533min
185. Searching Hard for Self featuring Katy Grabel
Katy Grabel joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about a childhood immersed in professional magic, when a parent’s dream because ours, wanting to be famous, searching hard for self, trying to un...
22 Jul 202536min
184. Writing About Childhood Sexual Abuse without Reliving It featuring Dr. Stacey Hettes
Dr. Stacey Hettes joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about therapeutic writing and how she crafted a memoir about childhood sexual abuse without revictimizing herself, metabolizing childhood t...
15 Jul 202545min
183. Becoming the Hero of Our Own Story featuring Deb Miller
Deb Miller joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about how her memoir began as a family project, being surprised to have become an author, discovering and latching onto a framework, using an “e” ...
10 Jul 202534min
182. Rewriting a Story About Medical Trauma featuring Kate Gies
Kate Gies joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about the lasting effects of trauma on the body and mind, taking care of ourselves while writing by remembering our purpose, allowing early drafts ...
8 Jul 202537min
181. Proof of Life featuring Jennifer Pastiloff
Jennifer Pastiloff joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about getting out of our own way, practicing curiosity, feeling like we have a right to tell our stories and be creative, finding a way in...
1 Jul 202535min
