Sometimes your body knows the truth before your mind catches up. The tightness in your chest, the sudden heaviness, the instinct to pull away—these sensations aren’t random. They’re the stories your body remembers, the ones it’s been quietly holding for you. This post explores how to listen to those stories with compassion, curiosity, and a little bit of courage.

If you’ve ever sat down to write about your life and thought, I can’t remember enough to do this, you’re not alone.

Most of us assume memoir writing requires perfect recall: dates, dialogue, the color of the wallpaper in 1973. But memory doesn’t work that way.

And that’s okay. In fact, that’s perfect. Because a memoir isn’t about remembering everything, it’s about remembering what matters.