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Huma Qureshi on the pregnancy that diverted her writing dreams
Huma Qureshi on the pregnancy that diverted her writing dreams
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43 minutes
Released:
Jul 14, 2020
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Podcast episode
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Author Huma Qureshi talks to Katherine May about a wintering period during her third pregnancy When Huma got pregnant for the third time, she expected to flourish: after all, she already had a successful journalism career and was working on her first novel. But extreme sickness floored her, and took her into a dark mental space in which she felt that she might never recover.In her wise and wonderful interview, Huma explains how we can emerge from the deeply miserable moments in our life with a new - more self-compassionate - plan. You can find Huma on: Instagram: @humaqureshiwriterTwitter: @humaqureshiukHer book How We Met is published in January 2021. Her work features in The Best, Most Awful Job, an anthology of honest writing about motherhood. For information on Katherine's online courses, go to: https://katherine-may.teachable.com/To keep up to date with The Wintering Sessions, follow Katherine on: TwitterInstagramNewsletter: https://katherinemay.substack.com/Aspring non-fiction writers may also enjoy Katherine's weekly newsletter Writing True Stories.Wintering, the book on which this podcast is based, is out now in hardback. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Released:
Jul 14, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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