Thank you for this podcast, it was very insightful and lots of food for thought. I am a single parent and currently navigating chronic illness so the balance of resting, writing and being a mum is constantly on my mind. My son is also most likely ADHD and school is a challenge for him. I love hearing you both speak about the compulsion for writing and squeezing it in. I think I need to give my writing more space, let it be the most important thing. Also not making any money from my writing atm which is a big goal as I am currently unemployed.
Yes making money from writing is HARD. It is not my sole source of income - it isn’t for lost writers tbh. Juggling caring, creating and earning is hard xxx but you are lot alone! X
This was such a wonderful podcast and so very welcome as the summer holidays loom and I'm trying to get all the writing in before hand! Thank you both.
I'm not on instagram but I wondered if at some point you could note other 'writers who are carers' online communities please x
This is great, I resonate with so much of it. I wonder how different the isolation for me - a single mum, disability and autism in my children, living in rural Wiltshire - would have been had these online options for connecting been available when my children were young (they are in their mid 30's now). I sometimes wonder if I read/listen partly on behalf of my younger self. Although there are still resonances now with my children and our lives, and I have managed to have a career as a painter. I often want to say in response to your words..yes..yes..yes...keep writing....keep going...it is rich soil you are turning over.
I'm looking forward to the next book club, I enjoy the journey each one sends me down, with my thoughts and my writing (although I've only felt one piece was good enough to share!!). Xx
I think I also listened partly for my younger self. I'm only just coming out of those difficult years - single parent, not much support, home educating a child with multiple additional needs, whilst having chronic physical and mental health problems, complex PTSD, undiagnosed ADHD (possibly AuDHD) etc myself. I didn't manage any kind of work or career over those years, and I wish I had had a community of women who were writing/creating under similar circumstances during that time...
Hi Emma, I'm glad you are coming out of those difficult years, and are beginning to write more, I hope you find a companionable, compassionate community here, which feeds and enriches you.
Loved listening to this. It’s testament to my life as a working and writing parent carer that it’s taken me four months from bookmarking this in my inbox to actually listening to it!
Thank you for this podcast, it was very insightful and lots of food for thought. I am a single parent and currently navigating chronic illness so the balance of resting, writing and being a mum is constantly on my mind. My son is also most likely ADHD and school is a challenge for him. I love hearing you both speak about the compulsion for writing and squeezing it in. I think I need to give my writing more space, let it be the most important thing. Also not making any money from my writing atm which is a big goal as I am currently unemployed.
Yes making money from writing is HARD. It is not my sole source of income - it isn’t for lost writers tbh. Juggling caring, creating and earning is hard xxx but you are lot alone! X
This was such a wonderful podcast and so very welcome as the summer holidays loom and I'm trying to get all the writing in before hand! Thank you both.
I'm not on instagram but I wondered if at some point you could note other 'writers who are carers' online communities please x
This is great, I resonate with so much of it. I wonder how different the isolation for me - a single mum, disability and autism in my children, living in rural Wiltshire - would have been had these online options for connecting been available when my children were young (they are in their mid 30's now). I sometimes wonder if I read/listen partly on behalf of my younger self. Although there are still resonances now with my children and our lives, and I have managed to have a career as a painter. I often want to say in response to your words..yes..yes..yes...keep writing....keep going...it is rich soil you are turning over.
I'm looking forward to the next book club, I enjoy the journey each one sends me down, with my thoughts and my writing (although I've only felt one piece was good enough to share!!). Xx
I think I also listened partly for my younger self. I'm only just coming out of those difficult years - single parent, not much support, home educating a child with multiple additional needs, whilst having chronic physical and mental health problems, complex PTSD, undiagnosed ADHD (possibly AuDHD) etc myself. I didn't manage any kind of work or career over those years, and I wish I had had a community of women who were writing/creating under similar circumstances during that time...
Hi Emma, I'm glad you are coming out of those difficult years, and are beginning to write more, I hope you find a companionable, compassionate community here, which feeds and enriches you.
Thank you Helen. I really appreciate your encouraging comments.
This was such an incredibly important conversation to have had. Thank you.
Oh I love this, thanks for highlighting all the issues you covered. I’m PDA autistic and ADHD, late diagnosed.
Just wondering if there are other neurodivergent parent carers who write and are interested in body doubling writing sessions?
An added complication is that I’m in New Zealand! I 😃
Loved listening to this. It’s testament to my life as a working and writing parent carer that it’s taken me four months from bookmarking this in my inbox to actually listening to it!
thank you for this 💚