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September 2, 2022 46 mins

CONTENT WARNING: This episode includes discussion of trauma, mental illness and sexual assault, including the sexual abuse of children. Listener discretion is advised.

Novelist Emily English Medley joins Jaye for a conversation about her debut book, From the Moon I Watched Her. From the Moon I Watched Her is an engaging, raw coming-of-age tale about skeletons lurking under church pews, and the little girl who finds them. This heartfelt and open conversation touches on themes such as mental illness, trauma, abuse of power within the American church, searching for authenticity, and more.

Order From The Moon I Watched Her:
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Also:
Website: https://emilyenglishmedley.com/#book 
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Moon-I-Watched-Her/dp/1626347441 
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/from-the-moon-i-watched-her-emily-english-medley/1136925639 

LIMITED TIME Book Giveaway:

Go to http://www.twitter.com/potstirrercast (Twitter -> @potstirrercast), and anytime between the release of Episode 106 and Friday, September 9th, 2022 at 11:59pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - like and retweet the pinned post. When you like and retweet (RT) the pinned post @potstirrercast, you will be entered to win a SIGNED copy of From the Moon I Watched Her! The winner will be chosen at random and will be announced Saturday, September 10, 2022. US residents only. 

Emily English Medley:
Website: https://emilyenglishmedley.com/ 
IG: https://www.instagram.com/emily.englishmedley/ 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmilyMedley2 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/emilyenglishmedley/ 

Link in Bio: http://potstirrerpodcast.com/linkinbio/ 
Jaye Pool's Medium: http://medium.com/@marinabreeze 
Website: PotstirrerPodcast.com
Twitter: @potstirrercast

Music:

Potstirrer Podcast Theme composed by Jon Biegen from Stranger Still
http://strangerstillshow.com/ 

Ocean composed by THBD
https://soundcloud.com/thbdsultan 
https://www.facebook.com/thbds 
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ 
Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/6dYoV1hHf8o 

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