Stories in conversation . . .

In our conversation Cate and I discuss the fact that, no matter how much we cognitively “know” about how trauma works, none of us are immune from the grip it can have on our capacity to deal with life. Thankfully, there are ways out, and writing is one of them.

We talk about the role of language in reclaiming one’s story, the emotional work of therapy, and what it means to keep going when the story gets hard.

More conversations focused on mental health, writing memoir, and healing from sexual violence coming soon, stay tuned.

I joined Ronit Plank, award winning host of Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about focusing on therapy in our memoirs, demonstrating progress in our narrative, and remembering we can write beautifully about hard things.