“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 forthcoming The Giant on the Skyline on Held in Mind
Starting from the beginning? Go here…
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 adequately meet the emotional needs of your children?
Episode 22
Lochgreen, 29th March 1946
Helen’s longing for Tom is getting in the way of everyday life at Lochgreen, while he’s adjusting to a busier-than-normal time aboard the ship.
21st August 2020
A technical glitch means Lindsay’s video therapy session moves back to the phone. It’s where she feel more comfortable. More connected to her therapist, somehow, and her own emotions.
Summer 2001
Lindsay remembers back to the weeks before she left home for university. Is reminded of a particularly fraught stay with her dad in Wales and a daytrip they took to Dublin.
Links for Members to access tomorrow’s Writing for Better Mental and Physical Health Session (1 of 4) and the Expert Session on audio I’m co-hosting with
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