Kelly S. Thompson's guest appearances

Kelly S. Thompson

Grief Out Loud

Better Me

Radio Creative

Dear Lonely Writer

Under Reserve

OwlTail

When Kelly S. Thompson and her older sister Meghan were children, they were close. Meghan was Kelly’s protector and constant as they moved around as a military family. Things shifted when Meghan hit adolescence and started using substances. Their connection disintegrated and they spent years barely in touch. When Meghan stopped  using, they came back together and worked to rebuild trust and repair their relationship. Then, on the same day Meghan gave birth to her second child, she was diagnosed with a cancer that would end her life in less than two years. Kelly became her primary caregiver, going with Meghan to treatment and being with her in the hospital up until the last few moments of her life. Before she died, Meghan made Kelly promise to write their story. Kelly kept that promise with her new memoir, Still, I Cannot Save You.    We discuss:    The arc of Kelly &amp; Meghan’s relationship    The process of repairing that relationship    What it was like to care for Meghan after her cancer diagnosis    Kelly’s relationship with survival mode    Why the grocery store kicks up her grief    The ways writing helps Kelly cope and stay connected to Meghan    How Meghan loved Kelly (without condition or hesitation)    The ongoing heaviness of grief    Answering the question “How do I keep moving in a world that doesn’t have this brilliant human being in it?”   

When <a href="https://kellysthompson.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Kelly</a> <a href="https://kellysthompson.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">S. Thompson</a> and her older sister Meghan were children, they were close. Meghan was Kelly’s protector and constant as they moved around as a military family. Things shifted when Meghan hit adolescence and started using substances. Their connection disintegrated and they spent years barely in touch. When Meghan stopped using, they came back together and worked to rebuild trust and repair their relationship. Then, on the same day Meghan gave birth to her second child, she was diagnosed with a cancer that would end her life in less than two years. Kelly became her primary caregiver, going with Meghan to treatment and being with her in the hospital up until the last few moments of her life. Before she died, Meghan made Kelly promise to write their story. Kelly kept that promise with her new memoir, <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/671506/still-i-cannot-save-you-by-kelly-s-thompson/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Still, I Cannot Save You</a>.   We discuss:  <ul> <li> The arc of Kelly &amp; Meghan’s relationship  </li> <li> The process of repairing that relationship  </li> <li> What it was like to care for Meghan after her cancer diagnosis  </li> <li> Kelly’s relationship with survival mode  </li> <li> Why the grocery store kicks up her grief  </li> <li> The ways writing helps Kelly cope and stay connected to Meghan  </li> <li> How Meghan loved Kelly (without condition or hesitation)  </li> <li> The ongoing heaviness of grief  </li> <li> Answering the question “How do I keep moving in a world that doesn’t have this brilliant human being in it?”  </li> </ul>

How Do I Keep Going Without Her? Kelly S. Thompson

Loleen Berdahl and Kelly S. Thompson returned to the podcast to talk about the role that writing plays in caring for their mental health. We also talked about how we choose our journals, vintage typewriters, and the community that can come from writing.You can find Loleen at https://loleen.substack.com/ and Kelly at https://kellysthompson.com/

Loleen Berdahl and Kelly S. Thompson returned to the podcast to talk about the role that writing plays in caring for their mental health. We also talked about how we choose our journals, vintage typewriters, and the community that can come from writing. You can find Loleen at <a href="https://loleen.substack.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://loleen.substack.com/</a> and Kelly at <a href="https://kellysthompson.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://kellysthompson.com/</a>

EP 119 Writing for Your Mental Health (with guests Loleen Berdahl and Kelly S. Thompson)

Retired Canadian Forces officer and writer Kelly S. Thompson joined me to talk about her latest book Still, I Cannot Save You, a book about her relationship with her sister who died of cancer in 2018. We also talked about healing through writing and how your writing can help others to heal.You can find Kelly at https://kellysthompson.com/ and on social media as @KellyS_Thompson (Twitter) and @kellysthompsonwriter (Instagram)

Retired Canadian Forces officer and writer Kelly S. Thompson joined me to talk about her latest book Still, I Cannot Save You, a book about her relationship with her sister who died of cancer in 2018. We also talked about healing through writing and how your writing can help others to heal. You can find Kelly at <a href="https://kellysthompson.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://kellysthompson.com/</a> and on social media as @KellyS_Thompson (Twitter) and @kellysthompsonwriter (Instagram)