“Why Do We Want What We Want?” – My Interview with Jackie Shannon Hollis

I am pleased to bring you the thinking of today's guest, Jackie Shannon Hollis. Jackie is a writer, storyteller, speaker and the author of the memoir, This Particular Happiness: A Childless Love Story. The book explores Jackie's evolving understanding of who she is in the unfolding relationships she describes between husband and wife, mother and daughter, friends, and sisters.

We will be discussing a range of topics, such as the struggle to please others and meet their expectations, the upsides and downsides of choosing to not have a child, and what it means to heal and forgive after being traumatized by rape.