{"podcast":{"title":"Heart of the Story","slug":"heart-of-the-story-1377112","podcast_index_feed_id":1377112,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/heart-of-the-story/","website_url":"https://heart-of-the-story.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/5cd3aa09-2817-4335-b61f-e94ea422278d/bNjcx8ZOZ-rVkU7q04maJtO4.jpg","author":"Nadine Kenney Johnstone","episode_count":52,"summary":"Author and writing coach Nadine Kenney Johnstone shares interviews with today's top women writers, including Jen Hatmaker, Catherine Newman, Maggie Smith, Molly Wizenberg, Abigail Thomas, Dr. Hillary McBride, Emily P. Freeman, Laura Tremaine, Sari Botton, Francesca Royster, Susan Piver, Jane Friedman, Mae Yoshikawa, and more. Nadine also shares her own stories of healing, hope, and following her heart.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heart-of-the-story-1377112"},"episode":{"title":"Living Life on Our Own Terms w/ Molly Wizenberg","slug":"living-life-on-our-own-terms-w-molly-wizenberg","published_at":"2026-03-08T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heart-of-the-story-1377112/living-life-on-our-own-terms-w-molly-wizenberg","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heart-of-the-story-1377112","url":"https://nadinekenneyjohnstone.com/podcast","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/fc8eec17-4c10-484c-9bcc-741d99b1b07e.mp3","summary":"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-…","meta_description":"238 This encore chat w/ bestselling memoirist Molly Wizenberg covers it all: partnership, parenting, writing, teaching, navigating midlife, and taking bra…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3520,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/heart-of-the-story-1377112/episodes/living-life-on-our-own-terms-w-molly-wizenberg/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heart-of-the-story-1377112/living-life-on-our-own-terms-w-molly-wizenberg.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}