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Let’s Talk Memoir

Ronit Plank
Memoir Writing
Mental Health
Memoir
Writing Process
Grief
Family Dynamics
Motherhood
Creative Nonfiction
Mother-Daughter Relationships
Trauma
Creative Writing
Writing
Identity
Childhood Trauma
Trauma Recovery
Vulnerability
Therapy
Mental Illness
Race
Storytelling

Let’s Talk Memoir is a podcast for memoir lovers, readers, and writers, featuring interviews with memoirists about their writing process, their challenges, and what they’ve learned about sharing the most personal of narratives. Hosted by writer, editor, and teacher Ronit Plank, each episode highlights different aspects of the memoir-writing experience, and offers writing tips and inspiration. Roni... more

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Patricia Knight Meyer joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about being a Black Market Baby during the Baby Scoop Era, coming to terms with adoption trauma, the consequences of growing up without identification, mothers who were shamed into reli... more

Amy Irvine joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about maternal lineage and what gets handed down to us, exploring the impact of our women ancestors, feeling trapped by motherhood, reckoning with and disrupting deep cultural conditioning, living... more

Karson Brown joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about crossing the Atlantic ocean on a 34-foot sailboat from Portugal when she was 29 years old, the 13 years it took to put her story into book form, the learning process of becoming a writer, ... more

Jo-Anne Berelowitz joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about cultural displacement and longing for home, exploring the experience of Jews in South Africa, struggling with heritage, having origins in a country drawn along racist lines, feeling ... more

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Recent Guests

Jo-Anne Berelowitz
Writer and art historian whose work explores identity, family, cultural displacement, and longing for home
Episode: 264. Diving into a History We’ve Long Suppressed featuring Jo-Anne Berelowitz
Matt Fogelson
Memoirist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and TIME
Episode: 263. Using Our Core Themes as Guideposts and Touchstones featuring Matt Fogelson
Kate Jackson
Author, developmental editor, and certified book coach; editor of Relative Strangers, Inheritance, Identity, and the Meaning of Kinship
Severance (editorial work)
Episode: 262. Writing About the Missing, the Hidden, the Lied About, and the Intentionally Forgotten featuring Kate Jackson
Suzanne Roberts
Author and craft-book author
Author of Animal Bodies, Bad Tourist, Almost Somewhere, and 52 Writing Prompts
Episode: 261. 52 Writing Prompts: Inspiration for Writers featuring Suzanne Roberts
Jamie Leigh Lorente
Cuban-American writer, veteran, and advocate
Self/Various works
Episode: 260. Returning to and Forgiving Our Authentic Selves featuring Jamie Leigh Lorente
Deborah Derrickson Kossmann
clinical psychologist and memoirist
Private practice
Episode: 259. Going Back to Rescue the Past featuring Deborah Derrickson Kossmann
Deborah Sosin
Writer, editor, psychotherapist, GrubStreet instructor
Self-published author of Escape Velocity; contributor to major outlets
Episode: 258. Playing with Writing Constraints and Form featuring Deborah Sosin
Kim Murphy
Longtime writer and communication strategist; author of Unmothered
Kestrel House Press / author of Unmothered
Episode: 257. Unburdening Ourselves From Decades of Shame featuring Kim Murphy
Jason Allen
Author, novelist, memoirist, and writer who teaches at Wichita State University
Wichita State University
Episode: 256. The Catharsis of Memoir: From Resentment to Understanding featuring Jason Allen

Host

Ronit Plank
Host of Let's Talk Memoir

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 251 ratings
  • My “Go To” Podcast for Memoir

    I have been an avid listener for 3+ years, first as a memoir lover, then as a memoir writer myself. In that time, Ronit has introduced me to so many great stories, and pulled the curtain back on the writing process and the many important decisions related to voice, structure, pacing, narrative arc, and more. I can point to several episodes that influenced my own thinking and work. Also love Ronit’s sunny vibe and how it feels as if I’m eavesdropping on a conversation between writer friends. If y... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Kim_Murphy
    United States4 months ago
  • THE best

    One of the best podcasts. Ronit is a skilled interviewer, asking guests rich questions and letting them answer. I look forward to every episode.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    lindsaybrookewebster
    United States4 months ago
  • One of my favorites

    As an author or a memior I love hearing the Johnny of other writers. And inevitably, I want their books.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    carmdurf
    United States6 months ago
  • One of my favorite podcasts

    I have learned so much from Let’s Talk Memoir, and I was delighted to be a guest on the show. Ronit has such a warm and inviting interview style, and she asks some of the most thoughtful questions. Her podcast is a gift to the writing community!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Mallary T
    United States7 months ago
  • So helpful

    This podcast is so thorough and informative. As a writer and a reader, I’m riveted to these conversations. Thank you for inviting writers to reflect on their work.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Amy Halloran
    United States7 months ago

Listeners Say

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- Community-focused with a strong emphasis on writing process and empathy.
- Host has warm, inviting interview style and asks thoughtful questions.
- Guests are diverse and bring fresh perspectives on craft and memoir.
- Content is thorough, practical, and inspiring for writers at all levels.
- High quality production and consistently valuable insights for memoir lovers.

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#246
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Apple Podcasts
#239
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#13
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#28
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Apple Podcasts
#189
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Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

264. Diving into a History We’ve Long Suppressed featuring Jo-Anne Berelowitz
Q: What were some of the more challenging aspects either in the writing process or finding a publisher?
Her early chapters were long essays that lacked a narrative arc, so she had to develop the skills to tell an extended story. She also faced difficulty finding a publisher and chose independent, self-publication.
264. Diving into a History We’ve Long Suppressed featuring Jo-Anne Berelowitz
Q: Can you share a little bit about what it was like for you as a young Jewish girl and then teenager and early young adult growing up in South Africa?
Berelowitz describes growing up amid pervasive racism and antisemitism, being one of only two Jewish girls in her class, and feeling like an outsider. Her parents were excluded from many clubs because they were Jewish.
263. Using Our Core Themes as Guideposts and Touchstones featuring Matt Fogelson
Q: What advice would you like to share with writers who are currently working on their memoirs?
He recommends starting to write without first solving the structure, finding an engaging sentence or scene, and going deeper into the material instead of jumping from moment to moment.
263. Using Our Core Themes as Guideposts and Touchstones featuring Matt Fogelson
Q: When did you begin thinking about writing this memoir, and what were your earliest steps to actually beginning to get words on the page for it?
Fogelson began with a music blog that gradually turned into narrative essays about music, parenting, and his father. After a reader suggested the essays contained the bones of a memoir, he began shaping them into a book.
260. Returning to and Forgiving Our Authentic Selves featuring Jamie Leigh Lorente
Q: How did you decide on the non-linear structure and time/place grounding in the manuscript?
Developmental editing helped move the memoir into a structure that is more linear for readers, while preserving the memory fragmentation that reflects trauma, using subheadings for time and place to orient the reader.

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This show centers on memoir craft, process, and the lived experiences behind personal storytelling. Conversations span memory, trauma, identity, and publishing, with practical guidance on structure, voice, scene-work, and ethical considerations when writing about real people. Across episodes, guests bring diverse backgrounds—writers, therapists, educators, and athletes—who share concrete tips for drafting with honesty, vulnerability, and resilience. The format blends craft-focused discussion with personal narrative, making it a useful resource for memoirists at any stage and for publishers or sponsors seeking insightful, human-centered storytelling.

Notable strengths include a warm, thoughtful interview style, a wide range of guest perspec... more

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1. Jo-Anne Berelowitz
2. Matt Fogelson
3. Kate Jackson
4. Suzanne Roberts
5. Jamie Leigh Lorente
6. Deborah Derrickson Kossmann
7. Deborah Sosin
8. Kim Murphy

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