In this episode of The Whole Truth: Motherhood and the Writing Life, Nadia Mahjouri chats with the lovely and talented Anne Freeman, mother of two, publicist, copywriter and author of two novels ME THAT YO⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠U SEE⁠, and ⁠RETURNING TO ADELAIDE⁠, both contemporary fiction books about women who are stuck in life and the extraordinary ways they shake themselves loose.

In this conversation we discuss how writing gave Anne something to think about during the boring bits of parenting in the early years. We discuss how being an empath that cries at everything helps Anne feel what her characters might feel and how empathy is actually a super power for a writer. And how the same skills that make a good mother, make a good writer - adaptability and empathy.

You can find out more about ⁠⁠Anne Freeman here or follow her on Insta @annefreemanwrites

Nadia Mahjouri is a therapist at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Holding Space Counselling⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you would like to reach out for support, you can book an appointment online. Nadia works face to face in nipaluna or online everywhere.

Nadia Mahjouri is also the author of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Half Truth ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- her debut novel that will be released in early Feb 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pre-orders available soon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Her website is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.nadiamahjouri.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and you can find her on Instagram @nadiamahjouriauthor or sign up for her newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Whole Truth: Stories of Ache and Ecstasy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Or you can email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nadiamahjouriauthor@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In this episode of The Whole Truth: Motherhood and the Writing Life, Nadia Mahjouri chats with Dr Lucy Christopher, author of Release, Stolen and many other works, including Adult, YA, Middle Grade and Children's literature, both fiction and non fiction. She is a Senior lecturer in Creative Writing at University of Tasmania and is currently on maternity leave with her first baby, now six months old.

We discuss matrescence and how the brain changes in the first year after birth and how Lucy is managing to fit writing into the cracks between naps, feeds and baby cuddles. We discuss how her writing focus has changed lately and how the book ⁠Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy Childbirth and Motherhood by Lucy Jones ⁠has helped to make sense of the changes that come with new motherhood.

You can find out more about ⁠Lucy Christopher Here as well as links to her books Release, Stolen and others.⁠

Nadia Mahjouri is a therapist at ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Holding Space Counselling⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you would like to reach out for support, you can book an appointment online. Nadia works face to face in nipaluna or online everywhere.

Nadia Mahjouri is also the author of ⁠⁠⁠⁠Half Truth ⁠⁠⁠⁠- her debut novel that will be released in early Feb 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Pre-orders available soon⁠⁠⁠⁠

Her website is ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.nadiamahjouri.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ and you can find her on Instagram @nadiamahjouriauthor or sign up for her newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Whole Truth: Stories of Ache and Ecstasy⁠⁠⁠⁠

Or you can email ⁠⁠⁠⁠nadiamahjouriauthor@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

In the first ever two part episode, Maxine returns after a week's girls trip to Bali, where she (finally!) had some time to think. And she decided she had more to say. About the hard stuff, like parenting neurodiverse kids and struggling with infertility. And how writing helped. Dont miss this chat where the masks come off and the chat gets real.

Buy⁠⁠ Everything is Perfect Here⁠

You can follow Maxine Fawcett on Instagram @maxinefawcettwriter

Nadia Mahjouri is a therapist at ⁠⁠⁠The Holding Space Counselling⁠⁠⁠. If you would like to reach out for support, you can book an appointment online. Nadia works face to face in nipaluna or online everywhere.

Nadia Mahjouri is also the author of ⁠⁠⁠Half Truth ⁠⁠⁠- her debut novel that will be released in early Feb 2025. ⁠⁠⁠Pre-orders available soon⁠⁠⁠

Her website is ⁠⁠⁠www.nadiamahjouri.com⁠⁠⁠ and you can find her on Instagram @nadiamahjouri or sign up for her newsletter ⁠⁠⁠The Whole Truth: Stories of Ache and Ecstasy⁠⁠⁠

Or you can email ⁠⁠⁠nadiamahjouriauthor@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠