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February 25, 2025 63 mins

This week on Behind Beautiful Things, we welcome Maura, the author of the upcoming book “Saving Ellen”. On this episode, Maura tells us the difficult story of learning about her sister’s illness, the inspiring way her family rallied around her, her sister’s kidney transplant, and finally, the lasting effects this had on Maura and the family. Please join us!


Please Note: This episode contains descriptions of sexual

assault. Please take care while listening


Maura’s website - https://www.caseyink.com/ 

Maura’s substack - https://maurac.substack.com/ 

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/author.maura.casey/ 

Gooreads - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/214151305-saving-ellen 

Buy “Saving Ellen” on Amazon

- https://www.amazon.com/Saving-Ellen-Memoir-Hope-Recovery/dp/1510780777/ 

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Bookshop - https://bookshop.org/p/books/saving-ellen-a-memoir-of-hope-and-recovery-maura-casey/21517661

 

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