Reframing the “Good Mom” with Leah McLaren
This week we're connecting with journalist and writer Leah McLaren to reframe memoir. We get into her new fearless memoir Where You End and I Begin,
which started as a book she was writing with her mother and in the end
became a story about herself. It's a meandering conversation that
started even before we pressed record — subjects touched on include
Toronto art schools in the 90s, MeToo, victim narratives, and the
traumas of mothering (both inflicted and experienced). TW: references to
rape and assault are made throughout the episode. Please listen with
care.
Links:
Where You End and I Begin by Leah McLaren
For more by Leah, check out her Substack (which includes Leah's Memoir Club) and follow her on Twitter and Instagram