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S2E11: Memoir Writing with John Evans, The Values Bridge
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- Lizness School
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- Jan 8, 2026
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Today's episode starts with a conversation with John Evans, a Lecturer in Nonfiction in the Creative Writing Department at Stanford University. John was Liz's memoir writing teacher during her year as a Fellow in Stanford's Distinguished Careers Institute. Their conversation is about why people get interested in memoir writing and why being in a memoir writing group can be so meaningful. John leads groups and workshops through Memoir Mentors His two published memoirs are Young Widower: A Memoir (University of Nebraska Press, 2014), and Should I Still Wish: A Memoir. (University of Nebraska Press, 2017) In the second half of the episode, Liz and Leah discuss what they learned about themselves by using The Values Bridge , an assessment tool created by Suzy Welch of the NYU Stern School of Business . Welcome to our new sponsor Stanford Federal Credit Union . To use their $620 New Member offer, go to sfcu.org/lizness Homework: More about John's writing: John Evans Author Page Recommended Memoirs: Arthur Ashe, Days of Grace: A Memoir . Arthur Ashe's poignant memoir was co-written with Arnold Rampersad and published posthumously in 1993. Katherine Graham, Personal History . Pulitzer Prize 1998. The fascinating story of the woman who changed American history running The Washington Post. Michelle Zauner, Crying In H Mart . A 2021 memoir by Zauner of the band Japanese Breakfast about her Korean-American family and identity. Other recommendations from John Evan’s syllabus: Dani Shapiro, Inheritance Annie Dillard, Living Like Weasels Samuel Wilson Fussell, Muscle - Confessions of an Unlikely Bodybuiilder The Values Bridge: Suzy Welch Becoming You book and newsletter. Assessment Tool developed by Suzy Welch: The Va…