#53 Writing About Grief with Meli Walker of the Writing Grief Podcast

"Really, the thing that keeps me writing is knowing that at some point I will have some kind of shared connection with readers." —Meli WalkerIn this episode, host Rachel Thompson speaks with Meli Walker about writing about grief and finding connection.They talk about their new joint-venture project, the Writing Grief Podcast (writinggrief.com) and how Meli is, herself, writing grief. Content Warning: those with younger folks around them might want to use headphones for this subject matter, and those not able to listen to (mainly indirect) talk about childhood abuse and trauma might take a break this time, if you need it.Listen to hear them talk about the difference between writing about trauma with an eye to publication versus writing about trauma to heal and how to discern the two. And listen to get to know Rachel’s co-host for the new Writing Grief Podcast (writinggrief.com).”Grief writing is about using our own experiences or peak or definitive or transformative experiences as material for writing, but also because that material is something that we deeply want to understand, and we know that it might not be about flowers.” —Meli WalkerFind all the show notes and a full transcript of the interview at rachelthompson.co/podcast/53Sign up for my Writerly Love Letters sent every-other week and filled with support for your writing practice at rachelthompson.co/letters

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