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EPISODE · Jul 26, 2026 · 1H 12M

On Second Thought, Maybe I Can with Debbie Weiss

from For Love of Memoir · host Erin Swanson

What happens when you stop saying "I can't"and start asking "Maybe I can?"In this episode, I sit down with memoirist Debbie Weiss totalk about the mindset shift that changed the course of her life and inspiredher memoir, On Second Thought... Maybe I Can.Debbie shares how writing her memoir helped her see her ownstory differently, why ordinary lives are worth writing about, and how findingher authentic voice on the page gave her permission to stop trying to be anyonebut herself.We also explore victimhood versus agency, writing later inlife, trusting the reader, and what memoir can reveal about the stories we'vebeen telling ourselves.

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