Sarah LaBrie: Writing Truth, Trauma, and the Rhythm of Resilience

In this episode, Sarah LaBrie — writer, librettist, and author of the acclaimed memoir No One Gets to Fall Apart — speaks about navigating race, identity, and mental health on the page. She reflects on the responsibility of portraying these themes with honesty while ensuring multiple perspectives are heard. Sarah also opens up about the difficulty of writing deeply personal scenes, including her mother’s breakdown and the multi-generational legacy of mental illness. With experience spanning libretti, television, and fiction, LaBrie explains how different forms have shaped her layered, musical narrative style. She shares what her early attempts at speculative fiction taught her about writing truth, and how the memoir’s title captures the tension between chaos and resilience. Speaking to a global audience at the Sharjah International Book Fair, Sarah discusses what she hopes readers in the Arab world will take away from her journey of trauma, healing, and identity — and how literature can deepen cultural understanding. She also reveals the book she returns to for courage, and hints at what direction her next project may take. Listen to #Pulse95Radio in the UAE by tuning in on 95.00 FM or online at www.pulse95radio.net Follow us on social media: @Pulse95Radio #SharjahInternationalBookFair #SIBF2025 #SarahLaBrie #NoOneGetsToFallApart #Memoir #MentalHealth #Identity #Pulse95Radio