Huma Qureshi on the pregnancy that diverted her writing dreams

Author Huma Qureshi talks to Katherine May about a wintering period during her third pregnancy When Huma got pregnant for the third time, she expected to flourish: after all, she already had a successful journalism career and was working on her first novel. But extreme sickness floored her, and took her into a dark mental space in which she felt that she might never recover.In her wise and wonderful interview, Huma explains how we can emerge from the deeply miserable moments in our life with a new - more self-compassionate - plan. You can find Huma on: Instagram: @humaqureshiwriterTwitter: @humaqureshiukHer book How We Met is published in January 2021. Her work features in The Best, Most Awful Job, an anthology of honest writing about motherhood. For information on Katherine's online courses, go to: https://katherine-may.teachable.com/To keep up to date with The Wintering Sessions, follow Katherine on: TwitterInstagramNewsletter: https://katherinemay.substack.com/Aspring non-fiction writers may also enjoy Katherine's weekly newsletter Writing True Stories.Wintering, the book on which this podcast is based, is out now in hardback. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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How should we live in this world when so much is changed? Katherine May, author of Wintering and the Electricity of Every Living Thing, asks those most intimate with the effects of these transformations: what now? How do we stay soft in a world determined to harden? How can we bear witness to suffering without being dragged into despair? How do we ride the waves of our anger, sorrow and exhaustion, and still find space for wonder, hope and joy? How can we possibly help? In a series of frank, thoughtful and deeply personal conversations, How We Live Now will explore the cultural, social and spiritual mindset for this long moment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.