Adrienne Brodeur Is Done with Secrets

An episode of the Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend podcast, hosted by Alison Rosen, titled "Adrienne Brodeur Is Done with Secrets" was published on November 25, 2019 and runs 78 minutes.

November 25, 2019 ·78m · Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend

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Summary

When she was 14, Adrienne Brodeur was awakened in the middle of the night by her beloved mother who confessed that a family friend had just kissed her. She wanted to pursue a romance with this man and needed young Adrienne's help in keeping it a secret. Adrienne felt special and important—her mother had chosen her to be her confidante. Thus began a years long situation that affected every aspect of Adrienne's life and which she recounts and untangles in Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me. We also talk about Aspen Words, parenting, memoir versus reality, Swatches, myths, cooking, dementia, career paths, creating Zoetrope with Francis Ford Coppola and so much more. Check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/alisonrosen Buy Alison's Book: Tropical Attire Encouraged (and Other Phrases That Scare Me) You probably need to buy a new ARIYNBF Legacy Shirt! and the HGFY ringtone! This show is brought to you by http://Brooklinen.com (Get 10% off AND free shipping when you use promo code BESTFRIEND) Try Amazon Prime Free 30 Day Trial

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When she was 14, Adrienne Brodeur was awakened in the middle of the night by her beloved mother who confessed that a family friend had just kissed her. She wanted to pursue a romance with this man and needed young Adrienne's help in keeping it a secret. Adrienne felt special and important—her mother had chosen her to be her confidante. Thus began a years long situation that affected every aspect of Adrienne's life and which she recounts and untangles in Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me. We also talk about Aspen Words, parenting, memoir versus reality, Swatches, myths, cooking, dementia, career paths, creating Zoetrope with Francis Ford Coppola and so much more.

Check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/alisonrosen

Buy Alison's Book: Tropical Attire Encouraged (and Other Phrases That Scare Me)

You probably need to buy a new ARIYNBF Legacy Shirt! and the HGFY ringtone!

This show is brought to you by http://Brooklinen.com (Get 10% off AND free shipping when you use promo code BESTFRIEND)

Try Amazon Prime Free 30 Day Trial

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