http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Linda+Joy+Myers Writing Linda Joy Myers Thu, 02 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=32294&ca=Writing When we first decide to write, we feel good about it—we have memories and stories that form who we are. We want to explore ourselves, to capture times long gone and preserve them in story form. To leave a legacy about our lives. But other voices compete with our writing—“what will people think; you... Writing Linda Joy Myers Sat, 28 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=30677&ca=Writing The recent flap about James Frey’s A Million Little Pieces has hit the media with a big bang, bringing the age-old debate about what is acceptable when writing memoir--a “real” story. Every time a memoir is released that gains media attention this debate is raised. Mary Karr, The Liar’s Club, Jennif... Self Help Linda Joy Myers Fri, 23 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=25007&ca=Self+Help The woman on the couch looks up at me miserably, tears in her eyes, as she tells me about her most recent bad relationship. “I’m sick of choosing guys who aren’t there for me. They seem great, they want me, they tell me how terrific I am, then either they have an affair, or turn on me once we are in... Self Help Linda Joy Myers Fri, 23 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=25009&ca=Self+Help Many people I work with in therapy or in my writing-as-healing classes discover stories that surprise them—stories about the mistakes they felt their parents made, power imbalances in the family, or stories about physical or sexual abuse. The darker stories are often a surprise: when writers sat dow... Family Concerns Linda Joy Myers Wed, 07 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=22658&ca=Family+Concerns My daughter puts her arms around me, her brown eyes soft and beckoning. Her rounded belly and motherly curves rest against me, and for a moment I choke up. She is pregnant with a girl baby whose middle name will be Joy like mine. She will be my first grand-daughter, and my second grandchild. I was n... Family Concerns Linda Joy Myers Wed, 07 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=22660&ca=Family+Concerns So many women talk about their relationships with their mothers—no matter how old they are. For some, their mother, from whom they have supposedly separated long ago, still occupies a central place in the psyche. She’s too close, she’s too much. She has advice, is nosy, and interferes. The daughter...