Charlotte Maya, SUSHI TUESDAYS: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Family Resilience
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Zibby Owens
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🗓️ 28 June 2023
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Guest host Julie Chavez speaks to author Charlotte Maya about Sushi Tuesdays, the memoir about the loss of her husband to suicide, and her search for answers, acceptance, and family resilience as a young widow with two small children. Charlotte discusses the meaning behind Sushi Tuesdays–the day she dedicated to self-care after her husband’s death and the name of the blog she started as she navigated the “mess of grief, mothering, childrearing, and widowing.” She also talks about her late husband Sam, the people who helped her get by, the role of writing in processing her grief, and ultimately, how important it is to speak openly about suicide to take away its stigma and help those who are suffering in silence.
If you or a loved one is experiencing suicidal ideation, call the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988. The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress.
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| 1:03.4 | Charlotte Maya is the author of Sushi Tuesdays, a memoir of love, loss, and family resilience. |
| 1:09.1 | This is guest-hosted by Julie Chavez, who is the author of |
| 1:12.5 | the upcoming Zippy book called Everyone But Myself and the host of Ask a Librarian, the podcast. |
| 1:18.4 | This is the story that Charlotte Maya wrote called Sushi Tuesdays about being widowed to suicide |
| 1:24.4 | when she was 39 and when her children were six and eight. She started the blog |
| 1:29.2 | Sushi Tuesdays where she shared her thoughts on life and love and loss. Charlotte Maya, thank you so |
| 1:35.4 | much for coming on Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books to talk about your beautiful book, Sushi Tuesdays. |
| 1:41.2 | I'm so glad you're here today. Julie, I am thrilled to be here with you |
| 1:44.9 | chatting about Sushi Tuesdays. Thank you so much. Oh, it's my pleasure. I finished your book, |
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