The chapter delves into the complex intertwining of inherited trauma and gratitude, particularly in the context of adoption and donor conception. The speaker reflects on society's pressures to appear constantly grateful, while acknowledging the deeper truths that exist alongside gratitude. Through their journey as an artist, they share how self-awareness has empowered them to embrace uncertainty and complexities with gratitude.
Novelist and memoirist Dani Shapiro talks to Debbie Millman about her surprising genetic inheritance.