AUTHOR CHAT: Deborah J. Cohan's "Welcome to Wherever We Are"
Can you hold two truths at once? I sit down with author and sociologist Deborah J. Cohan to explore her memoir, Welcome to Wherever We Are, a clear-eyed look at psychological abuse, loyalty, and the quiet heroics of caregiving. From the first moments, Deborah names what so many experience but struggle to articulate—gaslighting, threats, verbal assaults, and financial control—and shows how a child’s devotion to her father can coexist with a fierce need for boundaries.As we trace the book’s path through a pandemic launch, Deborah explains why a sociological lens makes memoir more than…
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