# Living Life on Our Own Terms w/ Molly Wizenberg

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Podcast: [Heart of the Story](https://stenobird.com/podcast/heart-of-the-story-1377112)
Published: 2026-03-08T04:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://nadinekenneyjohnstone.com/podcast
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## Resource

238 This encore chat w/ bestselling memoirist Molly Wizenberg covers it all: partnership, parenting, writing, teaching, navigating midlife, and taking brave action. At its heart though, it's a chat about following our desire, even when it disturbs the status quo. Join Nadine, Molly, and Hallie in Spain from Oct 26-Nov 2 for Tiny True Stories and Sketches: A Micro-Memoir Retreat (just a few spots left). Whether you’re a seasoned writer or just wanting to preserve impactful memories on the page, remember that every story—no matter how small—is worth capturing. Covered in this episode: Why The Fixed Stars had such a big impact on Nadine How to develop self-trust even when the path forward is unclear Why we must not abandon ourselves How to grow as individuals within a partnership How Molly and Nadine (both mothers and teachers) prioritize their writing time How to become an emboldened writer even when we're afraid What Nadine's and Molly's mid-life journeys have looked like The impact of books on their lives and on the mainstream conversation around women and mid-life Mid-life body empowerment The brave action they've taken this past year About Molly: Molly Wizenberg is a memoirist, essayist, and teacher of personal narrative writing. She is the author of The Fixed Stars , a Stonewall Honor Book and a 2021 finalist for the Washington Book Award in biography and memoir. Her previous books, A Homemade Life and Delancey, were both New York Times bestsellers. Her work has appeared in The Guardian , The Washington Post , and Bon Appétit , where she was a columnist for three years. She also cohosts the weekly comedy-and-food podcast Spilled Milk, where, with co-host Matthew Amster-Burton, she’s been chewing on-mic since 2010. In other lifetimes, she wrote the James Beard Award-…

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