Don’t Call Me Mother

Linda Joy Myers’ compassionate, gripping, and soul-searching memoir tells the story of three generations of daughters who long for their absent mothers, yet unwittingly recreate a pattern that she was determined to break. Accompany Linda as she uncovers family secrets, finds solace in music, and begins her healing journey. Learn how she transcends the prison of childhood to discover light in the darkness of strife, abuse, and undiagnosed mental illness.

Becoming Whole: Write the Story You’ve Always Wanted to Write

Becoming Whole: Writing Your Healing Story is written by therapist and prize-winning author, Linda Joy Myers, Ph.D. Myers brings her expertise as a therapist and memoir coach to the page, offering solutions to everyone who wants to write her story. How much truth to tell, how to leave a legacy without upsetting the family, and how to keep writing despite the inner critic are discussed, with creative solutions offered.

Manuscript Evaluation Special

Special Price $325. Up to 350 pages, Includes 10 minute phone call.

On Your Way

2 sessions $189. Two 20-minute phone sessions—Includes introductory articles and exercises, feedback online and on the phone.

Get Started

$50 for one 30-minute phone coaching session. For those of you who are beginning to write your story, this introductory coaching session will answer the questions you’ve been asking about writing your memoir. Why you want to write, how to keep the critic voice at bay, and how get started are issues this coaching session will help you with. Includes handouts and writing exercises.

[September 18, 2008] Matilda Butler

Matilda Butler will talk to us about a the collective memoir, a weaving together of different threads of stories written by many different people. Matilda will draw upon her own experience writing Rosie’s Daughters, the compilation of over 100 stories by women she interviewed interspersed with archival photographs and published memoirs to create a tapestry of voices that deepen our understanding of how women’s lives changed and evolved since WWII.

[August 21, 2008] Writing Your Family Memoir: Linda Joy Myers

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Linda Joy Myers, Ph. D.
Writing Your Family Memoir
August 21, 2008 | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm

Writing a family memoir is a wonderful way to gift your family with a legacy they [...]

[August 2008] Linda Joy Myers: The Family Memoir Teleseminar

If you were able to join us for the Family Memoir Teleseminar last Thursday, you would have heard some interesting discussions about this valuable, and controversial, topic. Most memoir writers are curious about the research involved, how to handle family secrets and different form of truth, and how to keep track of the stories they may glean [...]