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Let’s Talk Memoir105. The Toxicity of Shame featuring Meg KissingerMeg Kissinger joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about losing two siblings to suicide, using her skills as a journalist on her own family, America’s failed mental health system, stripping away prejudice about people with mental illness, the toxicity of shame, being curious and nonjudgmental, growing up with a sense of anxiety and vigilance, writing about people who’ve suffered with love, and her memoir While You Were Out: An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence.
Also in this episode:
-false starts
-forgiveness
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2024-07-0943 min
The Chrissie Swan ShowThe ChrissieCast: Liz Scheier, Author And Memoirist, Opens Up About Her Unusual ChildhoodLiz joins Chrissie to chat about the human yearning to belong to someone, the emotional fall out of being raised by secrets and why the truth is always the best option no matter how ugly you think it is.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-06-1340 minThe ChrissieCastThe ChrissieCast: Liz Scheier, Author And Memoirist, Opens Up About Her Unusual ChildhoodLiz joins Chrissie to chat about the human yearning to belong to someone, the emotional fall out of being raised by secrets and why the truth is always the best option no matter how ugly you think it is.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-06-1340 min
Sisters Cracking UpA Mother's Love, A Mother's Lies with Liz ScheierHappy Mother's Day, Sisters! We hope it will be a joyful one for you and your families. As we know well, our relationships with our moms can run the emotional gamut over the lifespan. We also know that some moms are made for mothering (or work really hard at it!), while some simply fall short because of circumstances they can't (or don't know how to) control. In Liz Scheier's beautiful, honest memoir, Never Simple, she describes her difficult and complex relationship with her mother, Judith. As a result of Judith's borderline personality disorder (BPD), Liz's c...
2024-05-101h 01
Thoughts from a Page PodcastMeg Kissinger - WHILE YOU WERE OUTIn this interview, I chat with Meg Kissinger about While You Were Out, why she decided to write this book, how the health care system often fails those with mental illness, what surprised her the most when writing this memoir, living with parents who have mental illnesses, her title and its significance, and much more.Meg's recommended reads are:
Lost and Found by Kathryn Schulz
Never Simple by Liz Scheier
The Scar by Mary Cregan
Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2024? Check out the new...
2023-10-2236 min
Fertility CafeEp. 72 | Egg Donor Advocacy GroupsWe are all very "pro family" around here, no matter what your family looks like. But we also feel it's important to advocate for the egg donors and surrogates who are helping families become whole. In this episode, we talked to Liz Scheier, a member of the leadership team at the We Are Egg Donors advocacy group on issues she has seen be most prevalent in the egg donor community and how she hopes the fertility industry will evolve. Guest Bio Liz Scheier Liz Scheier is a 3x egg donor and sits on the leadership...
2022-11-2932 min
Sarah's Bookshelves LiveEp. 125: 2022 Debuts Special with Susie (@NovelVisits)In Episode 125, Susie Boutry (@NovelVisits) and I are back for our 2nd annual Debuts Special. Today we're sharing our favorite debut novels from 2022 (so far)! Plus, we discuss our reading stats for debuts this year and we talk about some upcoming sophomore novels (and their debuts) that are on our radar. This post contains affiliate links, through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). Highlights We discuss why debut books often feel more polished. A full breakdown of our 2022 debut-related stats. Debuts we love, divided...
2022-10-1954 min
Depresh Mode with John MoeLiz Scheier’s Mom Had Borderline Personality Disorder and Some Heavy SecretsFirst time author Liz Scheier’s book, Never Simple, is aptly named. Liz had always known that her mom suffered from depression and anxiety but she didn’t know until her early twenties that borderline personality disorder was also part of her mother’s mental framework. BPD, according to Mayo Clinic, “impacts the way you think and feel about yourself and others, causing problems functioning in everyday life. It includes self-image issues, difficulty managing emotions and behavior, and a pattern of unstable relationships.”In practice, that meant threatening to have Liz followed around New York City, tracking down what...
2022-03-2155 min
The Maris ReviewEpisode 147: Liz ScheierLiz Scheier is a former Penguin Random House editor who worked in publishing and content development for many years, including at Barnes & Noble.com and Amazon. She writes book reviews and feature articles for Publishers Weekly. She is now a product developer living in Washington, D.C., with her husband, two small children, and an ill-behaved cat. Never Simple is her first book. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-03-1734 min
Listen to Trending Full Trial Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, WomenNever Simple: A Memoir by Liz ScheierPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/517908 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Simple: A Memoir Author: Liz Scheier Narrator: Amy Landon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 27 minutes Release date: March 1, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: 'the audiobook is compelling and, on occasion, jaw-dropping.'-- Vulture Liz Scheier’s darkly funny and touching memoir—with shades of Jeannette Walls’s The Glass Castle and Mira Bartók’s The Memory Palace—of growing up in ’90s Manhattan with a brilliant, mendacious single mother Scheier’s mother Judith was a news junkie, a hilar...
2022-03-0105 min
Family SecretsMermaid ManorLiz Scheier’s mother is eccentric at best, and violent at worst. In the grips of mental illness, she keeps secrets and tells lies. It isn’t until Liz turns eighteen, when her mother finally divulges hidden truths about her past. Decades later, Liz is still trying to piece together the myriad levels of deception. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-02-0356 min
Thoughts from a Page PodcastMary O'Malley and Pamela Klinger-HornMary and Pamela join me to discuss their recommended reads for January through April of 2022.Mary's selections:
The High House by Jessie Greengrass
The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf
The Houseboat by Dane Bahr
The Christie Affair by Nina De Gramont
Mercy Street by Jennifer Haigh
Memphis by Tara Stringfellow
Home or Away by Kathleen West
Tell Me an Ending by Jo Harkin
Atomic Anna by Rachel Barenbaum
The Sign for Home by Blair Fell
A Woman of Endurance by Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa
Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
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2022-01-131h 06
Venus RisingPodcast #031: Liz ScheierIn the early 2000s, Liz Scheier’s mom was facing eviction, so Liz, like many young women, turned to egg donation to raise funds to escape financial crisis. Over the next several years, Liz underwent a total of three rounds of egg retrieval. In the years since, Liz has spent a significant amount of time analyzing the situation and asking important ethical questions related to it. She sits on the leadership team of We Are Egg Donors (WAED), a volunteer-run global support network for over 2,000 current and former egg donors across the world. WAED is regularly featured in me...
2021-03-3043 min