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Held in Mind: A Memoir by Lindsay Johnstone
Episode Thirty: Stillness and Silence
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Episode Thirty: Stillness and Silence

Lindsay reflects on how being surrounded by unwell adults impacted her childhood as well as her beliefs as an adult

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On Wednesdays, I release a new episode of my memoir, Held in Mind, for my Membership community. Catching up? Head to this post to get stuck in from the beginning:

Held in Mind: a Memoir

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November 26, 2023
Held in Mind: a Memoir

“This is stunning. Memoir is such a fascinating genre isn’t it? And you write it brilliantly.” Clover Stroud – author of four memoirs including the Sunday Times Bestseller, The Giant on the Skyline Held in Mind: A Memoir In the absence of a ‘well’ mother, can it ever be possible to become a ‘good enough’ one yourself? Does mothering your own mother risk an…

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29th October 2020

Lindsay is unwell with a virus she’s been struggling to shift. She reflects on her attitudes to illness in others and how stillness and silence are triggering. Finds herself, eventually, overcome with emotions she still can’t bear to be seen experiencing.

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