In this week's episode of Spinsterhood Reimagined, I talk to food writer, author and podcaster, Laura Price.
Laura Price is a multilingual journalist and host of the podcast 'Life in Food with Laura Price'. After growing up in Yorkshire, Laura lived in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Ireland before finally settling in London with her fiancé, three stepdaughters, two cats and one step-dog. At twenty-nine, she was diagnosed with breast cancer, and at thirty-nine, she found out it had spread; she now lives with stage four, incurable cancer. Single Bald Female is her first novel, and was inspired by her experiences of dating after breast cancer.
In this conversation, Laura and I discuss the very honest dating profile she used following her breast cancer diagnosis, including photos of her with a bald head following chemo; what it was like to go through cancer as a young, single woman following her 2012 diagnosis; and how having a secondary diagnosis impacts the way that she lives her life now.
We also talk about Laura's experiences of solo travel all around the world, including Columbia and Australia; how breast cancer removed any chance of her having a baby, but how she has made peace with it; and how her novel, Single Bald Female, will be her legacy.
Laura also tells me about how she was always very happy as a single person and has always loved spending time alone; how she has always the kind of girl who would rather be single than be in the wrong relationship; and how one of the problems with online dating is that there is too much choice, and yet ironically it's impossible to find someone!
Follow Laura on Instagram: @laurapricewrites
Follow Laura on Twitter: @LauraPriceWrite
Laura's Website: https://www.laura-price.com
Laura's newsletter, Doughnuts for Breakfast with Laura Price: https://lauraprice.substack.com/
UK Link to Laura's book, Single Bald Female: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Single-Bald-Female-Laura-Price/dp/152907424X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1664652967&sr=8-1
US Link to Laura's book, Single Bald Female: https://www.amazon.com/Single-Bald-Female-Laura-Price/dp/152907424X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=JRQ70X82J36V&keywords=single+bald+female+laura+price&qid=1664653039&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIwLjQ1IiwicXNhIjoiMC4wMCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMDAifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=single+bald+female+laura+price%2Caps%2C414&sr=8-1
Apple Podcasts link to Laura's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/life-in-food-with-laura-price/id1614254296
Spotify Link to Laura's podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4bYjs0V1CpOEGodov3
And thank you so much for listening!