Dear 2020, can we just start over?

I'm Dornow Porter and I've been thinking about life, in lockdown, mostly from a cupboard.

My new book, Life in Pieces, is full of thoughts on everything from bad hair and parenting

to things we can control and the things we can't. When everything's

falling apart, we'll piece it back together. Life in Pieces is out now in hardback, e-book and

audiobook. Hi, I'm Dawn O'Porter and welcome to So Lucky, my new podcast where each week I go

deep with my guest and explore all of the sides to all of their stories, the highs and lows, their hopes and fears, they're lucky and their unlucky moments.

My guest this week is Matt Haig, the number one best-selling author of Reasoned to Stay Alive, which if you hadn't read, you must.

And of course, notes on a nervous planet,

as well as six highly acclaimed novels for adults

and many more books for children.

Matt and I talked about how being a mental health ambassador

is a ridiculous thing,

being grateful for things that you never would have thought

you'd be grateful for,

the population size of doomsday villages,

stay with me, and looking forward to

rejection letters. Now only someone like Matt Haig could say that. I can't say I've ever

looked forward to rejection letters. I loved this conversation and I hope you do too. So here

is me, Dornow Porter, talking to the wonderful Matt Haig.

Thank you. Dawn O' Porter talking to the wonderful Matt Haig. I've started reading your book, Dawn, and I'm loving it.

Thank you, darling.

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