What’s it like to write about childhood loss?

This is cross-posted to my Substack.

Podcaster and grief counselor Ann Faison interviewed me for her podcast. We talked about how child and adolescent grieving can go unseen by caregivers and even unrecognized by the child herself after suffering a major loss. You might find some of this relatable if you had a significant loss as a child.

She wanted to talk to me specifically because I’m writing a memoir about blundering through loss and grief and finding, not the life I had expected, but a good life nonetheless. An only child with no mother has plenty of time and space to build close friendships, but is very alone anyway. 

Ann asked me what led me to start writing, in my late 50s, about this experience that began almost 50 years ago, and then about how writing has in turn changed my perspective on my loss and my grief process. I enjoyed our conversation as I enjoy all of Ann’s insight-filled episodes.

To listen in your browser, use this link. To listen in your podcast app, such as Google Podcasts, search for “Are We There Yet with Ann Faison.” The episode title is “It’s Worth Digging Into the Past.”

Thanks, Ann!