Super excited to be interviewed on A Mighty Blaze this TODAY at 11 am PT / 2 pm ET. We'll be talking about family estrangement, difficult mothers, and why there's a cake on the cover of my memoir—which is, and isn't—about CAKE.
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Super excited to be interviewed on @amightyblaze.bsky.social this FRIDAY at 11 am PT / 2 pm ET, click here to be notified when we go live!
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It's book launch week and I'm thinking about loss and grief. Pretty on brand for me, honestly. It's why my book's called Bitter, Sweet. I'm sharing a brief excerpt, a movie rec about losing a parent, & a new book you absolutely need if you have aging parents.
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In today's Bitter, Sweet note I give a shoutout to one of the books that helped me heal, an original concert film, and a thought-provoking memoir by Amanda Janae McCracken.
#estrangement
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Been thinking about the Year of the Fire Horse since last week, and about creativity and pushing and rest and how to balance it all. Would love it if you'd give it a read.
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This week I tell the story of someone getting under my skin and how I get them out, a miniseries and a sibling rivalry book that bangs.
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This week I searched for decency, reviewed Death by Lightning, and raved about Susan Orlean's new book Joyride.
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I wrote about how much I am OVER take-down culture, a hilarious series you might have missed, and an intriguing Gothic novel set in present-day LA.
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Sometimes what you need is to try something completely new, whether that's taking a little class or reading a book or watching a documentary you didn't know you needed. I'd love it if you'd read my "hermit crab" essay and subscribe or share with a friend.
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This week I wrote about the wisdom of water and fire, a thought-provoking new memoir by River Selby, and a slew of TV shows with a Native American point of view you might have missed. sweavermph.substack.com/p/the-wisdom...
Last week had me thinking about blueberries and World War II and how normal people can do terrible things. I'd appreciate a read if you have time.
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Last week was... a LOT. So today I’m talking about pain. There’s a reason my newsletter is called Fun to Be Around. Plus a great movie rec and a gorgeous novel by Helena Rho.
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"A road map for healing that's a must-read for any trauma survivor as fawning is subtle, pervasive, and corrodes all aspects of true happiness." Stephanie Weaver, MPH, author of the upcoming memoir Bitter, sweet. Fawning by Dr. Ingrid Clayton Why the Need to Please Makes Us Lose Ourselves and How to Find Our Way Back
SO excited, this book will be a game-changer for anyone who has experienced trauma, the 4th trauma response is Fawning. This book is the most important self-help book of this decade and Ingrid is the real deal. See my review here: sweavermph.substack.com/p/emotional-...
Last week got me thinking about gurus, plus a movie about an AMAZING woman you probably never heard of, and an astonishing new memoir by Melissa Fraterrigo: The Perils of Girlhood. sweavermph.substack.com/p/dont-make-...
Can't wait. Love him. Every time I think about Juliet, Naked I chuckle.
Holiday Monday is the perfect time to read this post. It's okay to be slow. Really. Snail-time is the best time.
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This week I wrote about being in the messy middle, a quote from Samuel Butler, how my five books have come to pass, a great documentary, and a beautiful book by Mallary Tenore Tarpley.
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Reflecting on dharma today, plus a really cool underwater video of my dog swimming, TV show recommendation, and a book review.
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Some of you did not sing Dona Nobis Pacem in a round and it shows. Go try it. Seriously. The world needs this.
No matter what advertisers try to tell us, August is still summer and beach reads are a wonderful thing. Plus I recommend four fun movies and two great novels set in the Outer Banks by Heather Frese
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It's not that I wanted to write about And Just Like That. But they gave me no choice, dammit. sweavermph.substack.com/p/im-not-mad...
Today I wrote about history repeating itself, the haves and the have-nots, a trip to El Salvador I took in 1988, the tv series Paradise, and the new novel Greenwich by Kate Broad. Link in bio or here:
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#elsalvador
I see what you did there.
One of my pet peeves is that they'll ask influencers to read, etc and want us to post on pub day but then NONE of those posts are ever amplified by their much larger accounts. I used to do an actual show promoting books and not one Big Five EVER did any amplification.
Thanks Deb!
This week I talk about why it took me 15 years to move to California, as well as two Hollywood-centric media recommendations. sweavermph.substack.com/p/california...
Does anyone else still think about the (AITA) daughter-in-law who mother was trying to kill her with mushroom powder and if she's okay or is that just me?
Thanks Denise! I adore this show.
