The Importance of Being Embarrassed Audio
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Thank you Amy Brown, Benjamin, and many others for tuning into my live video with Allison Deraney! After this recording, both Allison and I had similar experiences with Come See Me in the Good Light, which Allison writes
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What a pleasure it was to talk to Ellie about this very special book. This Naked Mind was the first quit-lit book I read when I quit drinking in 2022, and Ellie credits it with keeping her sober since she read it in 2018
Well, that’s not entirely true. I have read pieces of it out loud during the development phase, but I’ve been dragging my feet on the creation of an audiobook, and in this week’s episode, we all discover why. Audiobooks
This week on the Reading Like a Normal Person Podcast, we are talking about Lit, by the queen of poetic Memoir, Mary Karr. Christina Jumper writes the Crisis Corner newsletter on Substack and created the Pickles and Vodk
This week, on Reading Like a Normal Person, join me and Kristen Crocker from Recoverettes as we talk about Drinking: A Love Story. Before Laura McKowen or Holly Whitaker there was Caroline Knapp. Unfortunately, I mispron
Rosemary Writes & Recovers and talks with me about Amy Dresner’s My Fair Junkie. This was one of the wildest memoirs. Amy tells all the gory details. The book also delves into love and sex addiction in a way that none of
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In this conversation Trish and I discuss how messages about drinking affected the way we thought about ourselves. Trish is a makeup artist located in southern California. You can learn more about her services here. She i
Brittany, founder of Namari talks with me about Sarah Hepola’s Blackout. This was one of the most difficult episodes to create. There are many full minutes of laughter that have been edited out of this conversation becau
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Katie Bean, author of Fragile Thoughts and Write to Heal and I have a conversation about Glennon Doyle’s 2020 Memoir, Untamed. Also, Glennon Doyle ’s podcast, We Can do Hard Things is worth a bunch of listens. Here are t
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The book that instructs Allison to stare at a candle is Three Minutes a Day by This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juliefontes.substack.co
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