Amy Griffin

And then I went to a new place of joy of this is exactly what was supposed to be happening.

And then I went to a new place of joy of this is exactly what was supposed to be happening.

Someone else cared enough about my words that it didn't come from me. That they said, I want to share this with you because maybe they had a story to tell. Yeah.

Someone else cared enough about my words that it didn't come from me. That they said, I want to share this with you because maybe they had a story to tell. Yeah.

I was in the closet. I'd just gotten out of the bathtub. I was soaking wet.

I was in the closet. I'd just gotten out of the bathtub. I was soaking wet.

I was in the closet. I'd just gotten out of the bathtub. I was soaking wet.

Oh, my God. I don't know that anyone ever expects that Oprah's going to call, but it was a beautifully, very validating moment, I will just say.

Oh, my God. I don't know that anyone ever expects that Oprah's going to call, but it was a beautifully, very validating moment, I will just say.

Oh, my God. I don't know that anyone ever expects that Oprah's going to call, but it was a beautifully, very validating moment, I will just say.

Well, first, Oprah, I just want to say I'm so grateful. I have so much gratitude to be sitting here with you today. And this audience, because in its simplest form, the book is about telling. And sometimes it's the hardest thing to do. It's the hardest thing we do, but that's what we're doing right here. And that's what the book is.

Well, first, Oprah, I just want to say I'm so grateful. I have so much gratitude to be sitting here with you today. And this audience, because in its simplest form, the book is about telling. And sometimes it's the hardest thing to do. It's the hardest thing we do, but that's what we're doing right here. And that's what the book is.

Well, first, Oprah, I just want to say I'm so grateful. I have so much gratitude to be sitting here with you today. And this audience, because in its simplest form, the book is about telling. And sometimes it's the hardest thing to do. It's the hardest thing we do, but that's what we're doing right here. And that's what the book is.

And I think the idea that we think secrets keep us safe, but they keep us stuck. And I really came to understand that.

And I think the idea that we think secrets keep us safe, but they keep us stuck. And I really came to understand that.

And I think the idea that we think secrets keep us safe, but they keep us stuck. And I really came to understand that.

Only as sick as your secrets. Yes. And I had so many memories of standing in line at a Starbucks when I was actually, in the last few years, as I was writing this book, and then I was in the process of doing all of this.

Only as sick as your secrets. Yes. And I had so many memories of standing in line at a Starbucks when I was actually, in the last few years, as I was writing this book, and then I was in the process of doing all of this.

Only as sick as your secrets. Yes. And I had so many memories of standing in line at a Starbucks when I was actually, in the last few years, as I was writing this book, and then I was in the process of doing all of this.

that I was standing in line looking at the cake pops and everything in the background and thinking I'm about to tell someone my story because so many times my story was told over a cup of coffee. And so I have these intense memories of gathering my thoughts as to how I was going to tell someone my story. And the idea that the secret really, the secrets are really all memories.