Sonya Lea's guest appearances

Sonya Lea

Tangentially Speaking with Christopher Ryan

BITCHCONOCLAST

A Millennial's Guide to Saving the World

Justin de Ruyter

Jesse Bering

Rachel Krantz

Tao Ruspoli

Kyle Thiermann

Callie Russell

Dan De Lion

Diana Rodgers

Kevin Russell

Eli Marienthal

Diana Adams

Akshay Nanavati

Stephen Jenkinson

Shawn Dinkel

Kaj Larsen

OwlTail

Sonya Lea is the author of Wondering Who You Are, a memoir about what happened when her husband lost the memory of their life together. Our conversation touches on the nature of identity - where it comes from, how its made and how it evolves. We discuss grief, sexuality, examining our lives inside and outside of chronological narrative + the many ways that loss and tragedy can be used as a means to find and evolve our authentic identity.  Sonya's Book Recommendation: The Chronology of Water by Lidia Yuknavitch Find Sonya at WonderingWhoYouAre.com Song featured: "Morning" by Beck How to support the show: Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! Support my work on Patreon and get access to bonus episodes &amp; more! Find me on Instagram Get full access to A Millennial's Guide to Saving the World at anyakaats.substack.com/subscribe

Sonya Lea is the author of <a href="https://amzn.to/2LHzLPc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wondering Who You Are</a>, a memoir about what happened when her husband lost the memory of their life together. Our conversation touches on the nature of identity - where it comes from, how its made and how it evolves. We discuss grief, sexuality, examining our lives inside and outside of chronological narrative + the many ways that loss and tragedy can be used as a means to find and evolve our authentic identity.  Sonya's Book Recommendation: <a href="https://amzn.to/2SzWoFT" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Chronology of Water</a> by Lidia Yuknavitch Find Sonya at <a href="https://www.wonderingwhoyouare.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WonderingWhoYouAre.com</a> Song featured: "Morning" by Beck How to support the show: Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! <a href="http://www.patreon.com/anyakaats" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Support my work on Patreon</a> and get access to bonus episodes &amp; more! <a href="http://www.instagram.com/anya.kaats" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Find me on Instagram</a> Get full access to A Millennial's Guide to Saving the World at <a href="https://anyakaats.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">anyakaats.substack.com/subscribe</a>

#28 Using Loss and Tragedy to Find and Reclaim our Authentic Selves with Sonya Lea

This week, I talk with my mother about her memoir, which is the story of my father's cancer and his brain injury. "Seemingly, he remembered who I was. But, we found we had to start educating him about his entire life, from who he was to his entire childhood, our wedding day, the days that you children were born, all kinds of things.. that just absented themselves... The layers of what will go missing in a trauma." Sonya Lea is a memoirist, essayist, and fiction writer. Her memoir Wondering Who You Are was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award and has garnered praise in Oprah Magazine, People, and the BBC who named it a "Top 10 Book." Her essays have appeared in Salon, The Southern Review, Brevity, Guernica, The Los Angeles Review of Books, Ms. Magazine, The Rumpus, and more. Sonya teaches writing at Hugo House in Seattle and to women veterans throughout the United States.   BITCHCONOCLAST is a podcast about sex, feminism, &amp; power.  In season one, we interview Pacific-Northwest authors Nicole Hardy, Claire Dederer, Elissa Washuta, Vanessa Veselka, Karen Karbo, and Suzanne Morrison about their work and the state of the patriarchy. Producers: Sonya Lea &amp; Dylan Bandy Content editor: Dylan Bandy Sound editor: Nora Knight Illustration &amp; Logo: Amy Mizrahi Graphics: Nicole Geslani &amp; Bex Karnofski Music: Dylan Bandy, Adam Cohen-Leadholm, &amp; Frankie Mars Gunner

This week, I talk with my mother about her memoir, which is the story of my father's cancer and his brain injury. "Seemingly, he remembered who I was. But, we found we had to start educating him about his entire life, from who he was to his entire childhood, our wedding day, the days that you children were born, all kinds of things.. that just absented themselves... The layers of what will go missing in a trauma." Sonya Lea is a memoirist, essayist, and fiction writer. Her memoir Wondering Who You Are was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award and has garnered praise in Oprah Magazine, People, and the BBC who named it a "Top 10 Book." Her essays have appeared in Salon, The Southern Review, Brevity, Guernica, The Los Angeles Review of Books, Ms. Magazine, The Rumpus, and more. Sonya teaches writing at Hugo House in Seattle and to women veterans throughout the United States.  BITCHCONOCLAST is a podcast about sex, feminism, &amp; power.  In season one, we interview Pacific-Northwest authors Nicole Hardy, Claire Dederer, Elissa Washuta, Vanessa Veselka, Karen Karbo, and Suzanne Morrison about their work and the state of the patriarchy. Producers: Sonya Lea &amp; Dylan Bandy Content editor: Dylan Bandy Sound editor: Nora Knight Illustration &amp; Logo: Amy Mizrahi Graphics: Nicole Geslani &amp; Bex Karnofski Music: Dylan Bandy, Adam Cohen-Leadholm, &amp; Frankie Mars Gunner

7. Sonya Lea: This Animal Desire

In their 23rd year of marriage, Sonya's husband, Richard, suffered a brain trauma that erased his memories of their life together. He didn't know her, didn't recognize their children, and had to re-learn how to live his life. He'd forgotten everything—even sex.An excerpt from her book on Salon.com.Music. "Flag" by Ed Dupas, "Love" by James Thomas &amp; "Smoke Alarm" by Carsie Blanton. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrisryan.substack.com/subscribe

In their 23rd year of marriage, Sonya's husband, Richard, suffered a brain trauma that erased his memories of their life together. He didn't know her, didn't recognize their children, and had to re-learn how to live his life. He'd forgotten everything—even sex.An <a href="http://www.salon.com/2014/02/13/how_my_husband_forgot_sex/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">excerpt</a> from her book on <a href="http://salon.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Salon.com</a>.Music. "Flag" by <a href="http://www.eddupas.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ed Dupas</a>, "Love" by <a href="https://myjamesthomas.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">James Thomas</a> &amp; "Smoke Alarm" by <a href="http://www.carsieblanton.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Carsie Blanton</a>. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://chrisryan.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">chrisryan.substack.com/subscribe</a>

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