In this chapter, the hosts discuss their childhood experiences and how it influenced their desire to become writers. They also delve into their journey in journalism and the discovery of their talent for hearing people's stories, while touching on topics such as trauma reporting and the lack of access to therapy for survivors.
Roxanna Asgarian is the author of We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America.
“Every once in a while, I'll have someone just freak out at me. And it keeps you honest, in a way, because they don't owe you anything. People don't owe you anything as a journalist. ... But everyone reacts to trauma differently and some people really do want to talk about it. And I think the families in this book really wanted to talk about it and it felt like no one was even paying attention to them.”
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