When Your Church and Political Group Turn on You with Nancy French
Description
{Please note that we discuss abuse in this episode.}
How do we love people across our political and social divides? What are the costs and gifts of loving our political neighbor? Nancy French, author of Ghosted: An American Story, talks with Amy Julia Becker about:
- Her experiences as a ghostwriter for GOP politicians and her decision to leave the industry
- Polarization within the church and the political landscape
- Inadequate responses to abuse from both the church and the culture
- The cost of speaking out
- Finding hope and connection in surprising ways
New Workshop with Amy Julia: Reimagining Family Life With Disability
_
GUEST BIO:
Nancy French has collaborated on multiple books for celebrities - five of which made the New York Times best seller list - and written books under her own name. She has conducted a multi-year journalistic investigation, written commentary, and published for the nation’s most prominent newspapers and magazines. Her memoir, Ghosted, is a story of poverty, success and the rise and fall of political influence. She lives in Franklin, Tennessee with her husband – journalist David French – and family.
_
CONNECT ONLINE
- Website: nancyfrench.com
- Instagram: @nancyjanefrench
- Facebook: @NancyAndersonFrench
- Twitter: @NancyAFrench
_
ON THE PODCAST:
- New Workshop with Amy Julia: Reimagining Family Life With Disability
- Ghosted: An American Story by Nancy French
- The Washington Post: What it’s like to experience the 2016 election as both a conservative and a sex abuse survivor by Nancy French
- Nancy’s Kanakuk Kamp investigation
- David French at the New York Times
_
TRANSCRIPT: amyjuliabecker.com/nancy-french/
_
YouTube Channel: video with closed captions
_
Let’s Reimagine the Good Life together. Find out more at amyjuliabecker.com.
_
Connect with me:
Thanks for listening!