About this episode

Ann Dowsett Johnston discusses her journey as an author and psychotherapist, focusing on women's relationship with alcohol and her memoir writing course.

We catch up with Ann Dowsett Johnston ( anndowsettjohnston.com ), the author of the groundbreaking bestseller, DRINK: THE INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WOMEN AND ALCOHOL. Published in 2013, it will be mass-market re-released in the fall. In her 60s, Ann got brave again, followed her heart and became a psychotherapist. We dig into all of this, plus the return of Ann’s popular memoir writing course, “From Memory to Memoir.” For women only, it’s an eight-session live-on-Zoom course, and it takes participants from the elements of finding voice and story to getting an agent. Classes start at the end of April, so register now: anndowsettjohnston.com/workshops

Topics covered

• women
• alcohol
• psychotherapy
• memoir writing

Keywords

• DRINK
• intimate relationship
• women and alcohol
• memoir writing course

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