Tiffany Graham Charkosky, LIVING PROOF: How Love Defied Genetic Legacy
Totally Booked with Zibby
Zibby Owens
4.5 • 644 Ratings
🗓️ 21 October 2025
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Zibby chats with Tiffany Graham Charkosky about her honest and unflinching new memoir, LIVING PROOF: How Love Defied Genetic Legacy. Tiffany shares the difficult journey that began when she discovered she might carry Lynch syndrome, a genetic mutation linked to early-onset cancers—the same condition that likely caused her mother’s death when Tiffany was just 11. Tiffany opens up about grief, motherhood, and resilience, as well as what it means to live in a body that feels suddenly unfamiliar. She and Zibby also discuss writing through trauma, finding empathy for our younger selves, and learning to accept help—both medically and emotionally.
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