Writing Your Resilience: Building Resilience, Embracing Trauma and Healing Through Writing
By Lisa Cooper Ellison
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The Writing Your Resilience Podcast is for anyone who wants to use the writing process to flip the script on the stories they’ve been telling themselves, because when we tell better stories about ourselves, we live better lives.
Every Thursday, host Lisa Cooper Ellison, an author, speaker, trauma-informed writing coach, and trauma survivor diagnosed with complex PTSD, interviews writers of tough, true stories, people who've developed incredible grit, and professionals in the field of psychology and healing who've studied resilience.
Over the past 7 years Lisa has taught writers how to write their resilience. Each time her clients and students have confronted the stories that no longer serve them, they’ve felt a little safer, become a little braver, and revealed more of their true selves. Now, with this podcast, she is creating a space for you to do this work too.
Equal parts instruction, motivation, and helpful guide, Writing Your Resilience is an opportunity for you to join a community of writers and professionals doing the work that helps us cultivate our authenticity and creativity.
More about Lisa Cooper Ellison: https://lisacooperellison.com
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Stop Forcing the Silver Lining: Why Writers Need Real Emotional Truth with Dr. Risa Ryger
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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Your Memoir Isn’t Too Weird: How to Write the Mystical with Confidence with Linda McKittrick
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Gratitude, Grief, and Growth: What Frida Kahlo Taught Me About Resilience
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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When Every Submission Feels Like a No: Reclaiming Your Writing Confidence
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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You Don’t Suck at Meditation: Busting 5 Myths That Keep You From Feeling Calm
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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Writing Through the Body: What Our Scars, Stretch Marks, and Memories Teach Us with Nina Lichtenstein
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Selected Misdemeanors: Crafting Meaning in Flash Nonfiction with Sue William Silverman
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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When Your Best Writing Feels Terrible: Understanding Shame, Vulnerability, and the Creative Process
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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Metaphors That Work: How to Make Your Writing More Vivid, Emotional, and True with Kristin Sancken and Lynn Shattuck
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Showing, Telling, and the Shimmer: Finding the Scenes That Bring Your Memoir to Life with Marianna Marlowe
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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Writing Grief Without Cliché: Eirinie Carson on Friendship, Loss, and The Dead Are Gods
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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Write the Story That Sets You Free: A Behind-the-Scenes Pivot Toward Soul Alignment
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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The Secret to Writing Your Best Work: Rest
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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The Fawning Trauma Response: Ingrid Clayton on Healing People-Pleasing and Codependency
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Encore: The Creative Cure for Writers: Trauma-Informed Approaches for Memoir and Embracing Your Creativity with Jacob Nordby
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Encore: The Power of Micro Memoir: Grief, Storytelling, and Experimentation with Amy Lin
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Encore: How Recovery Supports Memoir Writing and Book Marketing Tips with Laura Cathcart Robbins
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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Encore: Caring for Your Nervous System and Creativity with Somatic Experiencing Practitioner Kirby Moore
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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Encore: The Power of Words: Samman Akbarzada on Finding Her Voice After Fleeing Afghanistan
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Encore: Making Meaning and Writing Toward Posttraumatic Growth with Lennie Echterling
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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Encore: Navigating Complex Relationships and Writing Through Trauma with Lara Lillibridge
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Encore: Recovering from Cults and Religious Trauma Through Writing with Tia Levings
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Encore: Understanding Neurodivergence with Katie Rose Guest Pryal
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Encore: It’s Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic Abuse with Dr. Ramani Durvasula
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Writing for an Audience Without Losing Yourself: Trauma-Informed Storytelling with Beth Docherty
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Disrupting the Inner Critic: Dr. Risa Ryger on Writing, Change, and the Self-Owned Mindset
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Unlock Creative Flow with Qigong: Somatic Practices for Writers with Jay DeMaio
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Why Writing Is Still Worth It: Sean Murphy on Endurance, Inspiration, and Literary Citizenship
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Using Human Design to Break Through Writing Blocks and Find Flow with Maha Mamish
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May 29, 2025 |
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Bringing Light to History: Amy Fish and the Journey of One in Six Million
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May 22, 2025 |
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Building a Writing Career Without Social Media: Amelia Hruby on Creative Independence
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May 15, 2025 |
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Deep Memoir Writing: 3 Stages of Transformation Every Writer Should Know with Jennifer Selig
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May 08, 2025 |
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Finding Your Form: Kelly McMasters on Writing Memoir in Essays and Emotional Truth
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May 01, 2025 |
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Embracing Your Weirdness: Allison Landa on Self-Acceptance and Social Stigma
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Writing Through Collapse: Eiren Caffall on Illness, Climate, and Finding Your Memoir's Form
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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How to Protect Your Writing Time, Energy, and Creative Worth with Carolyn Fallert
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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How to Navigate the Business of Writing and Publishing: Expert Advice from Jane Friedman
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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The Art of Intimacy: Crafting Connection in Memoir and Essay with Lilly Dancyger
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Writing with Purpose: How to Understand Your Audience and Create Compelling Content with Krystal Proffitt
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Are Trauma Triggers Ruining Your Writing Life? Here's What to Do
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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The Power of Words: Samman Akbarzada on Finding Her Voice After Fleeing Afghanistan
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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The Creative Cure for Writers: Trauma-Informed Approaches for Memoir and Embracing Your Creativity with Jacob Nordby
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Embracing the Full Catastrophe: Writing About Loss and Finding Belonging with Casey Mulligan Walsh
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Counterintuitive Editing: Finding Balance Between Inner Reflection and Outer Action + Writing Tips for 2025 with Sarah Chauncey
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Writing Through Shame: Hannah Sward on Memoir, Resilience, and Being Present
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Using the Akashic Records to Awaken the Powerful Writing Voice within You with Amy Robeson
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Writing Rituals: Staying Grounded While Being Vulnerable with Natalie Buster
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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How to Gaslight-Proof Your Writing Practice
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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When Agents Say No: Overcoming Setbacks with Jessica Yen
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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From Captivity to Clarity: Reclaiming Your Voice and Writing Your Truth
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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The Power of Micro Memoir: Grief, Storytelling, and Experimentation with Amy Lin
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Why Practicing Gratitude Can Transform Your Writing and Your Life
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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Writing with Hunger: Mindset, Goals, and the Publishing Shift with Ariel Curry and Liz Morrow
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Forgiveness to Friendship and Why It's Never Too Late with Gayle and Mildred Kirschenbaum
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Bright Spots, Neurodiversity, and More Chicken in Your Memoir with Kristin Jarvis Adams
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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The Loneliness of Sibling Loss with Alyson Shelton and Lynn Shattuck
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Breaking the Silence on Sexual Assault with Cheyenne Wilson
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Writing about Absent Fathers and Attachment Styles with Acamea Deadwiler
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Self-Acceptance, Dating Disasters, and Life After Loss with Debbie Weiss
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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The Challenges of Being Vulnerable On the Page with Megan Williams
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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Estrangement, Dementia, and the Fractured Memoir with Lara Lillibridge
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Caring for Your Nervous System and Creativity with Somatic Experiencing Practitioner Kirby Moore
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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Writing about Intergenerational Trauma with with Margaret Juhae Lee
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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The True Meaning of Success and The Multiple Paths to Publishing Your Book with Courtney Maum
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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Is It Self-Protection or Self-Sabotage: Why Tough Stories Cause Writer's Block
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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Strategies for Navigating Traumatic Memories In Your Memoir
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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The Challenges of Writing Coming-of-Age Memoirs
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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The Dark Side of Publishing: Why It's So Hard for Trauma Survivors
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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Does What I Am Writing Really Matter?
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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How to Tell My Story Without Sounding Like I’m Playing the Victim
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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How Can I Braid My Life Story With My Deceased Partner’s?
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Should I Honor Their Privacy or Break the Silence by Publishing My Memoir?
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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Is My Book Ready for Beta Readers?
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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How to Return to Your Memoir After Loss and How to Navigate Your Author Platform as a Trauma Survivor
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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Writing that Gets Noticed with Estelle Erasmus
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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"How Do You Know When Your Story Is “Finished?” Ask Me Anything with Lisa Cooper Ellison
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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It’s Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People with Dr. Ramani Durvasula
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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Addiction, Recovery, and Confronting the Good Mother Myth with Ann Batchelder
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May 30, 2024 |
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Writing about Chronic Illness and Crafting the Hybrid Memoir with Jennifer Lunden
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May 23, 2024 |
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How Recovery Supports Memoir Writing and Book Marketing Tips with Laura Cathcart Robbins
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May 16, 2024 |
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Crafting the Personal Essay and Resilient Editing Tips with Andrea Firth
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May 09, 2024 |
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Heeding Your Inner Voice and Navigating Your Memoir's Dark Night of the Soul with Suzette Mullen
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May 02, 2024 |
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Surviving a Social Media Witch Hunt and Threading a Theme Through Your Memoir with Natalie MacLean
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Making Meaning and Writing Toward Posttraumatic Growth with Lennie Echterling
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Finding Your Voice and Crafting Stories that Ignite the Soul with Sue William Silverman
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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How to Stop Gaslighting Yourself with Ingrid Clayton
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Healing Through Forgiveness
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Ask Me Anything with Lisa Cooper Ellison
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Recovering from Cults and Religious Trauma Through Writing with Tia Levings
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Leaning into the Mystery of our Stories with Brett Will Taylor
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Understanding Neurodivergence with Katie Rose Guest Pryal
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Exploring The Loneliness Epidemic with Athena Dixon
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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More than True Crime with Sarah Perry
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Embracing Our Grief with Eileen Vorbach Collins
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Writing About Abandonment without Abandoning Yourself with Ronit Plank
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Writing to Heal with Laura Davis
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Practicing Radical Acceptance in Your Writing Practice with Zebib Abraham
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Breaking the Silence with Melanie Brooks
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Get to Know Your Host, Lisa Cooper Ellison
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Trailer: Writing Your Resilience
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Dec 28, 2023 |