Ep. 24 – Genevieve Kingston: Did I Ever Tell You?

Step Stories Podcast host Robin Breuner welcomes author, actor, and playwright Genevieve Kingston this week to discuss her memoir Did I Ever Tell You?, inspired by her Modern Love column and named a best memoir of 2024 by Oprah Daily. Kingston shares how her mother, diagnosed with cancer when Genevieve was three and gone by nearly twelve, left letters and gifts for birthdays and milestones through age 30—creating an ongoing conversation that shaped Kingston’s identity and grief. They explore growing up with a terminally ill parent, the vital role of friends and extended family, and the challenges that followed her father’s quick remarriage: stepmother-stepdaughter conflict, feeling unable to mention her late mother, and a blended family dynamic complicated by a stepsibling the same age from her school. Kingston reflects on her brother as an anchor, her father’s suicide during her college years, the importance of making a missing parent “mentionable,” and the lifelong impact of therapy, while also sharing current theater projects and hopes for a second book Genevieve Kingston: Email: kingston.gwen@gmail.com Website: http://genevievekingston.com/ Instagram: @genevieve__kingston. Books:https://bookshop.org/p/books/did-i-ever-tell-you-a-memoir-genevieve-kingston/20239880?ean=9781668006290 Robin Breuner Email: robinbreuner@gmail.com Website: www.robinbreuner.com Instagram: stepstoriespodcastIG Facebook: stepstoriespodcastFB Linkedin: RobinBreunerLinkIN Podcast: StepStories Podcast Threads: @robinbreuner YouTube: StepStories Podcast YouTube TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@stepstoriespodcast/video/7569378260706938126 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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