Trust the Process Podcast Ep 04

Ep 04: On the expression of female anger in fiction with Liz EvansIn episode 4 of Trust the Process Podcast, I had the pleasure of interviewing psychotherapist, journalist and author Liz Evans.Liz Evans is an award-winning British writer, journalist, author and novelist, currently based in lutruwita/Tasmania. In the 90s, she was a music journalist in London, interviewing the likes of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Courtney Love, Sonic Youth, and Bjork, and published two books on women and rock culture for Pandora/HarperCollins, before training as a psychoanalytic psychotherapist and opening a private clinical practice in Australia.Her critically acclaimed debut novel, Catherine Wheel was published in 2024 by Ultimo Press.In this episode:* Liz shares her journey from music journalism in London during the nineties to her transition into psychotherapy.* Hear about Liz’s pet peeve when it comes to the portrayal of women in psychological thrillers!* Liz talks about her debut novel ‘Catherine Wheel’ and its unique focus on coercive control, and the psychological and relational themes explored within.* Liz also talks about her academic background, her approach to writing psychological suspense, and the cultural differences in the perception of feminism.“There was a lot of thinking and reading around anger and how anger is expressed in women… it made me think about how women are often so uncomfortable with feeling anger, let alone expressing it, and I’d seen so much of that in my clinical practice.”- Liz Evans.Visit Trust the Process Podcast on Substack. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit laurenkeegan.substack.com

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