The stories we tell ourselves hold tremendous power over who we become and how we live. The least we can do is be conscious of them.
On how memoirists mold the truth + remembering from and within trauma + the power of fragmentation + teaching in prisons + the complexities of motherhood, daughterhood, and living in a female body
Nude Study (1900) by William Orpen
Dear Readers,
I hope you enjoy this incredibly thoughtful interview about writing, trauma, and doorways with Shauna Gilligan, whose intimate and insightful questions allowed for a truly beautiful conversation. The interview first appeared on Shauna’s blog in 2021.