The Traditions of Thanksgiving

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Family life. gets invigorated again when new children come into the family I think doesn't it you? So that's so nice and what did you cook for thanksgiving I cooked the traditional turkey which is usually Christmas yes well we don't have any opportunity other than Christmas really yeah. We had this massive turkey that was you know 22 pounds and just a giant like the size of a Volkswagen huge huge bird, he says.

Welcome to the Wintering Sessions with Katherine May.

This week Katherine chats to Elissa Altman, author of ‘Motherland’ and more.

Katherine finds Elissa in that pre-Christmas zone, which serves as the perfect jumping-off point for a very upfront, candid and fascinating conversation on family. Specifically, Elissa's relationship with her mother. Like every family, it's a relationship which is unique and comes with its own inimitable history, and as such, informs where the two find themselves this present day, and it's a wonderful thing to hear Elissa talk openly about all that is contained within this box of memories and present moments. In addition, Elissa catches up with Katherine about the New England Winter, being a feeder, her relationship with her father, mental wellbeing, getting out of the 'swamp' via nature and its grounding properties, rediscovering and reprocessing her musical proclivities, and all with a real glint and sparkle.

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