Description

Welcome to the 202nd episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast. In this mini-series, we are talking about friendship and mental health. To join me today are authors Christine Pride and Jo Piazza whose new book, You Were Always Mine, is due for release this month.

About my guest

Christine Pride is a long-time publishing veteran having worked with a variety of established and debut writers and published many New York Times bestsellers over her editorial career. In addition to now writing novels and selecting teaching and coaching, Christine pens a regular column, ‘Race Matters’, for Cup of Jo.

Jo Piazza is an award-winning journalist and editor who has written for The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Glamour and Elle. The bestselling author of The Knockoff, How to Be Married, Fitness Junkie, and Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win, she currently lives in Philadelphia with her husband and three children.

In today’s show

• About Christine and Jo, and what they're working on at the moment [01:413
• How they became authors. [02.57]
• What the term "friendship" means to them. [07:28]
• Their thoughts on navigating friendships that change due to motherhood [07:42]
• Their top three tips for looking after their mental health. [21:41]

Quotes

• For both of us, I think that friendship is the backbone of our lives.
• My friends are a huge emotional support for me.
• Our friendship informs the writing of our books.
• Writing a book, it turns out, is very hard.
• I make sure I get a ton of sleep.

Resources

• Connect with Christine on Instagram.
• Connect with Jo on Instagram.
• Join my Mailing List and receive my free e-Book here
• Check out my TEDx talk: The Connection between Culture, Race and Mental Health

Work with me

Have a look at my online work-life balance course on Thinkific. You can access it here: http://bit.ly/DMMHPONC

One hour focused Sessions £150 1-2-1