by Joanna Klein | Oct 20, 2021
I loved sharing my story with you about subjective memory—about how my daughter and I remember a conflict from her teenage years differently. And, how we’re navigating that difference now that she’s an adult and we’re both writing our life stories. There’s a separate...
by Joanna Klein | Oct 7, 2021
When I was a sophomore in high school, my girlfriend, Sarah, tried to help me recover from a broken heart by passing me the sweetest note during math class. Between hearts and exclamation points, she encouraged me to move on from my longtime crush – who had...
by Joanna Klein | Sep 22, 2021
A big part of what I love about life story writing is that I’m constantly learning more about myself–and not just about my past life, but about who I am at my core. Not every moment is comfortable. There are aspects of my life I avoid writing about because those...
by Joanna Klein | Sep 8, 2021
If you’re like me, you’ve heard people talk about how therapeutic it can be to write your life stories. Heck, if you’re like me, you’ve told others how therapeutic it can be to write stories based on personal experiences. But does memoir...
by Joanna Klein | Sep 2, 2021
Do you have photos stored in boxes, on your phone, and on your computer? And do you keep telling yourself, “I need to put these in albums one of these days?” Well, hold your horses, ‘cause I’ve got a story to share . . . My mother was meticulous about putting...
by Joanna Klein | Aug 26, 2021
Have you ever tried to share a memory with a family member who had no idea what you were talking about—or had a completely different memory of the same situation? Often women tell me they’d love to write their stories but are afraid to share them for fear that someone...
