Embracing Life’s “Unshaped Mess”

In this episode, Laura speaks with memoirist and bestselling author, Cathy Rentzenbrink, writer of The Last Act of Love and Write it All Down.

Together, they consider the power of writing for mental health, advocating for a focus on process over content. Cathy elaborates on how writing has helped her understand and manage traumatic experiences in her life, and stresses the importance of authenticity in journal writing, contrasting it with the partial truths often portrayed on social media.

Your host is writer, artist and midwife, Laura Godfrey-Isaacs. 

To find out more, head to https://www.maternaljournal.org/.