It started as a normal life...Dorothy Nayer became a nurse, got married, had two children. Then she was in a horrible accident that left her face covered with burns. This week, Louise Nayer talks about her brave and resilient mother. https://katiehafner.com/our-mothers-ourselves-podcast/
Louise Nayer wrote "Burned: A Memoir," an Oprah Great Read. It tells the story of her mother Dorothy and the horrible accident that left her face covered with burns. This week, Louise talks about her childhood and her incredibly brave mother. https://katiehafner.com/our-mothers-ourselves-podcast/
For your weekend listening, hear from @Meg.Luther about her mother Molly Luther, a passionate woman who tried make it as a composer, and the unconditional love from her mother that still gives her strength, decades after her mother’s death.
This week an interview with Meg Luther Lindholm about her mother Molly Luther, a passionate woman who tried make it as a composer, and the unconditional love from her mother that still gives her strength, decades after her mother’s death. Listen here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1064365/episodes/8912368
Elizabeth Prophet, Religious Leader. A Conversation with Erin Prophet.
There is so much fascination around cults and extreme religions in popular culture, with movies like Midsommar and series like Wild Wild Country. We seem to have an endless appetite for stories about how people can become enthralled with a group and its ideas so much so that they abandon their own lives.
Our newest episode dives into Katie's conversation with a cult leader's daughter, Erin Prophet Book Page. Listen at https://katiehafner.com/our-mothers-ourselves-podcast/
Sonia Levitin was born to a Jewish family in Berlin in 1934, just as Germany was entering its darkest period in history. With Hitler tightening his grip on the country, Sonia's mother, Helene Goldstein Wolff, plotted their escape. Sonia fled with her mother and siblings to Switzerland, then America. Helene instilled in her daughters a sense of dignity and the courage to persevere—lessons that have lasted a lifetime.
In conversation with Katie, Sonia, who became a writer, discusses her early life in Germany, the escape to Switzerland, and her deep love for her courageous mother.
Here is the episode link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1064365/8292714
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This week Katie speaks with MIT social scientist Sherry Turkle about her charismatic and vibrant mother, Harriet. While Sherry and Harriet shared a special bond, things unsaid and forbidden drove Sherry to an "indirect cruelty."
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