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In a circuitous way. I have always loved to write. I started writing stories in elementary school and was a devoted pen pal to a friend who moved to Norway when I was in 4th grade. I wrote for my junior high newsletter, but I was pre-med in college because that’s what my immigrant parents wanted. I switched to art history and worked at an art museum for years—my favorite part of the job was writing explanatory labels. I made the switch to journalism in my 30s after realizing the “making rich people happy” part of my chosen career did not align with my values.
Embodied: Life After A Gray Divorce (NPR Podcast)
Dr. Stephanie Han talks about how her divorce finally pushed her to sort out her issues with money — and the role that writing a divorce story played in the outcome of her divorce.
I grew up always reading and later in middle school and high school, writing. The need to write only grew stronger as I grew up and writing became the grounding practice of my life. I see writing as a fundamental, grounding spiritual practice as important to me as yoga and meditation and walking—even more important sometimes.
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“…Another standout is Stephanie Han’s “The Swimmers,” which features a father in the midst of a bitter divorce who contemplates an act of shocking violence” Honolulu Noir available now!