Today on our show, we bring you a story by Rachel Perse, who had severe anxiety after giving birth to her first child, but pretended she was having the time of her life. She tells her important story and then talks to us about how she used writing to get to the truth. And to work out her shit around becoming a new mother.Rachel is here in the studio with us, so we are recording for the podcast as usual but now, you can also watch us on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@writingclassradio2019" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a>. Rachel Perse will be reading her story called The Lies I Told About Motherhood.Rachel Perse is a stay-at-home mom to her 8-month-old son and two dogs. She is a proud older sister, alumna of Emory University, former assistant dean of students at the University of Miami, public health educator, and now, writer.<a href="https://soundoff.network/rachelperse" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Transcription of this episode is available on our network website.</a><a href="https://youtu.be/IQiZVtn8Ahg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">We also made available our raw recording process on YouTube.</a>If you're looking for a writing coach to help your student with college application essays, contact <a href="https://www.allisonlanger.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Allison Langer.</a>Writing Class Radio is hosted by <a href="http://www.allisonlanger.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Allison Langer</a> and <a href="https://andreaaskowitz.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Andrea Askowitz</a>. Audio production by <a href="https://www.soundoffpodcast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Matt Cundill</a>, Evan Surminski, and Aidan Glassey at the Sound Off Media Company. Theme music is by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/justinashandler/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Justina Shandler</a>.There’s more writing class on our <a href="https://www.writingclassradio.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">website</a> including stories we study, editing resources, video classes, writing retreats, and live online classes. Join our writing community by following us on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/writingclassradio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a>.&nbsp;If you want to write with us every week, you can join our <a href="https://www.writingclassradio.com/first-draft" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">First Draft weekly writers groups.</a> You have the option to join Allison on Tuesdays 12-1 ET and/or Mondays with Eduardo Winck 8-9 pm ET. You’ll write to a prompt and share what you wrote. If you’re a business owner, community activist, group that needs healing, entrepreneur, or scientist and you want to help your team write better, check out all the classes we offer on our <a href="https://www.writingclassradio.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">website, writingclassradio.com.</a> Check out our website for our Tips Clinic, every second Saturday.Join the community that comes together for instruction, an excuse to write, and the support from other writers. To learn more, go to<a href="http://www.patreon.com/writingclassradio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> www.Patreon.com/writingclassradio</a>. Or sign up <a href="https://signup.e2ma.net/signup/1979290/25913/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HERE for First Draft</a> for a FREE Zoom link.A new episode will drop the first WEDNESDAY of the month.There’s no better way to understand ourselves and each other, than by writing and sharing our stories. Everyone has a story. What’s yours?See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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