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The Whole Truth: Motherhood and the Writing Life with Nadia Mahjouri

The Whole Truth: Motherhood and the Writing Life with Nadia Mahjouri

By: Nadia Mahjouri
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 Are you a writer trying to squeeze creativity into the spare moments between packing lunches, wiping bums and taming tantrums? Or perhaps you are driving teenagers around, navigating screentime, and writing in carparks on your notes app? Whatever stage you are in, motherhood and the writing life can be tricky bedfellows! In this podcast, Nadia Mahjouri, mother of five, author of Half Truth and a counsellor specialising in maternal mental health interviews Australian authors, writers and creatives about how they manage to keep creating in amongst the messy middle of motherhood.Nadia Mahjouri Art Literary History & Criticism
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  • Tina Strachan, Author of The Wilder Zoo Series, Knows That The Early Bird Catches The Worm

    Tina Strachan, Author of The Wilder Zoo Series, Knows That The Early Bird Catches The Worm
    May 14 2025

    Welcome to our very first (unofficial) crossover episode with Tina Strachan, co-host of The Book Deal Podcast (with Madeline Cleary) and author of The Wilder Zoo Series. The first of which, Neeka and The Wilder Zoo: The Missing Key was released in Jan this year, the second of which is out 1 July: Neeka and The Storm! These gorgeous books for middle grade readers draw on Tinas brilliant expertise in zookeeping and animal welfare - she is still a working conservationist with incredible animal experiences!! And of course, shes a mum of two who gets up at 4,30 AM!!! Everyday!! Incredible!

    WHO IS YOUR HOST??

    Nadia Mahjouri is the author of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Half Truth ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- her debut novel that was released Feb 11 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Available NOW!!!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Nadia Mahjouri is a therapist at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Holding Space Counselling⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you would like to reach out for support, you can book an appointment online. Nadia works face to face in nipaluna or online everywhere.

    Her website is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.nadiamahjouri.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and you can find her on Instagram @nadiamahjouri or sign up for her newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Whole Truth: Stories of Ache and Ecstasy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Or you can email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nadiamahjouriauthor@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


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  • Maxine Beneba Clarke On Stuff She's NOT Sorry For

    Maxine Beneba Clarke On Stuff She's NOT Sorry For
    May 7 2025

    Maxine Beneba Clarke is an award winning author of over FOURTEEN books for adults and children! In todays episode we discuss her latest release - OUT NOW - called Stuff I'm NOT Sorry For - 99 poems for young people.

    This joyful and diverse collection of poems in both form and content is aimed at kids aged 9 - 14 and will have the whole family laughing and nodding along with agreement!

    Teachers Notes for Primary Kids Available Here

    Teachers Notes for Secondary Kids Available Here

    WHO IS YOUR HOST??

    Nadia Mahjouri is the author of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Half Truth ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- her debut novel that was released Feb 11 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Available NOW!!!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Nadia Mahjouri is a therapist at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Holding Space Counselling⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you would like to reach out for support, you can book an appointment online. Nadia works face to face in nipaluna or online everywhere.

    Her website is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.nadiamahjouri.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and you can find her on Instagram @nadiamahjouri or sign up for her newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Whole Truth: Stories of Ache and Ecstasy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Or you can email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nadiamahjouriauthor@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


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  • Laura Elvery on Celebrating Women and Writing Through The Chaos

    Laura Elvery on Celebrating Women and Writing Through The Chaos
    Apr 30 2025

    Todays episode is with the luminous Laura Elvery! We discuss her new novel Nightingale which is OUT NOW and how she managed to do her final proof reads while juggling children at the hellscape we call BOUNCE!

    Laura is the multi award winning author of two collections of short stories Ordinary Matter and Trick of the Light.

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    WHO IS YOUR HOST??

    Nadia Mahjouri is the author of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Half Truth ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- her debut novel that was released Feb 11 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Available NOW!!!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Nadia Mahjouri is a therapist at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Holding Space Counselling⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you would like to reach out for support, you can book an appointment online. Nadia works face to face in nipaluna or online everywhere.

    Her website is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.nadiamahjouri.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and you can find her on Instagram @nadiamahjouri or sign up for her newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Whole Truth: Stories of Ache and Ecstasy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Or you can email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nadiamahjouriauthor@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠



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    59 mins

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