June 12, 2025 • 58 mins
Julie Fingersh is a writer, freelance journalist, and most recently, the author of Stay: A Story of Family, Love & Other Traumas (Rowman & Littlefield), which was named one of the best memoirs of 2024 by People Magazine and called “Rich, wise, funny, and hard to put down” by NYT bestselling author Anne Lamott.
Julie’s personal essays, editorials, and reported stories have appeared in The New York Times, Oprah Magazine, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Huffington Post, and more. Her Substack newsletter, Take my Advice. I’m Not Using It, is a midlife sequel of an award-winning humorist column she wrote in her twenties for Billboard Publications.
Julie has two adult children and lives with her husband in Marin County, California and New Haven, Connecticut.
Julie Fingersh
Writer, Journalist & Author
New York Times | Huffington Post | Oprah Magazine
Author of: Stay: A Story of Family, Love, & Other Traumas (Rowman & Littlefield)
Named one of People Magazine’s Best Books of 2024
Named one of Zibby Owens’s Top 22 Books of 2024 and Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2024
Substack newsletter: “Take My Advice. I’m Not Using It”
Our Hosts: ·
Linda and John(Jack) Mazur founded a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization in 2022 in memory of their daughter, Emilee which provides peer support, social connection, and education for adults with eating disorders and for their family members. For more information or to contact them go to: www.theemileeconnection.com
Audiobook :https://www.amazon.com/Emilee-Story-Family-Hijacked-Anorexia/dp/B08R6LRPDS
Linda and Jack can also be reached through the book website: https://emileethestoryofagirl.com or at Linda.john.mazur@gmail.com
Ellen Bennett is the director of KMB for Answers, a non-profit charity providing educational and financial support for mental health professionals as well as assistance for families in search of resources. For more information about Ellen Bennett and the foundation founded in memory of her daughter Katlyn, go to: www.Kmbforanswers.com
Julie’s personal essays, editorials, and reported stories have appeared in The New York Times, Oprah Magazine, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Huffington Post, and more. Her Substack newsletter, Take my Advice. I’m Not Using It, is a midlife sequel of an award-winning humorist column she wrote in her twenties for Billboard Publications.
Julie has two adult children and lives with her husband in Marin County, California and New Haven, Connecticut.
Julie Fingersh
Writer, Journalist & Author
New York Times | Huffington Post | Oprah Magazine
Author of: Stay: A Story of Family, Love, & Other Traumas (Rowman & Littlefield)
Named one of People Magazine’s Best Books of 2024
Named one of Zibby Owens’s Top 22 Books of 2024 and Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2024
Substack newsletter: “Take My Advice. I’m Not Using It”
Our Hosts: ·
Linda and John(Jack) Mazur founded a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization in 2022 in memory of their daughter, Emilee which provides peer support, social connection, and education for adults with eating disorders and for their family members. For more information or to contact them go to: www.theemileeconnection.com
- Linda and John (Jack) Mazur wrote, Emilee: The Story of a Girl and Her Family Hijacked by Anorexia, to honor their daughter’s wish, to raise awareness, evoke compassion, and foster change in how eating disorders are viewed and treated.
Audiobook :https://www.amazon.com/Emilee-Story-Family-Hijacked-Anorexia/dp/B08R6LRPDS
Linda and Jack can also be reached through the book website: https://emileethestoryofagirl.com or at Linda.john.mazur@gmail.com
Ellen Bennett is the director of KMB for Answers, a non-profit charity providing educational and financial support for mental health professionals as well as assistance for families in search of resources. For more information about Ellen Bennett and the foundation founded in memory of her daughter Katlyn, go to: www.Kmbforanswers.com
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