Hi friends,
On Wednesdays, I release a new episode of my memoir, Held in Mind. It asks some big questions about the impact of intergenerational maternal trauma on our own parenting and whether in the absence of a ‘well’ mother it can ever be possible to become a ‘good enough’ one yourself.
Head to this post for the synopsis and links to every episode so far:
This week…
It’s the 11th December 2020, and Lindsay arrives at a therapy session in distress after a row with her husband. Perimenopause and the restrictions imposed by COVID make for an increasingly tense domestic situation.
Meanwhile, it’s the 14th May 1946 and Helen has set the date for their marriage, even though they’re not sure if Tom will have been released from the Navy in time.
I was making out a list of all the people who’ll need to get invitations to our wedding to give me an idea of how many cards to order. It looks like about four dozen. I’m going down to order them tomorrow, and the date on them will be Saturday 15th June 1946. Your dad’s definitely going to see about the hall tomorrow and Mary’s going to see about the reading on Monday. Well, dear, they were all sitting about not bothering, and we’ve only got a month or so now. You do still want to marry me, don’t you? If not, send a wire and I’ll stop everything.
