“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
Hi friends,
Welcome along if you’re new here; it’s so lovely to have you. On Wednesdays, I release a new audio episode of my memoir, Held in Mind. You can catch up here:
Held in Mind: a Memoir
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 inability to provide appropriate care for your own daughters?
In this episode…
14th October 2020
Following a break in therapy, Lindsay recalls how her own thoughts spiralled following her mother’s surgery. How she is coming to understand her health anxiety as an external manifestation of the distress she tries to bury about her mother’s situation.
15th April 1946
Tom tells Helen he’s being offered an extended leave. Details his plans for how they should appear together in public as a nearly-married couple.
18th April 1946
Helen’s been struggling with their separation and the lack of sleep she’s been experiencing. Knows it’s playing havoc with her moods. She is decisive, though, about their wedding plans.
22nd October 2020
Lindsay is pondering containment in her second online session of the day.
