A Special Announcement

My Memoir, The Mind Is Burning: Losing My Father to a Cult and Dementia, is Out Now

I’ve been hibernating for all the right reasons, and I couldn’t be more happy to tell you all why now.

My memoir, detailing my life raised inside a controversial religious cult in Northern California, and the tenuous years that followed when I got out, is available now as an audiobook from Simon & Schuster.

The memoir tells the story not only of my time with Franklin Jones, but the years I spent seeking to reconcile the estranged relationship between myself and my father, which became further complicated when he became sick with dementia, and I became responsible for his care.

I will be sharing all kinds of background and personal detail about the book here in the weeks and months to come, so stay tuned.

This was a hectic and inspiring week, that found me in SF and LA talking to Alexis Madrigal of KQED’s Forum

LISTEN HERE

And Sam Sanders of KCRW’s The Sam Sanders Show

I’m truly grateful to everyone who made it out to see me — friends old and new. And also I’m grateful to each of you that have subscribed to this newsletter and believed in my work. I promise to share the rich world of reporting and storytelling I’m doing in the weeks, months, and years ahead.

DID I MENTION I WROTE A BOOK?

For now, listen to my conversation with Alexis, download my memoir…and most importantly, send me a note once you have. I want to hear your thoughts and feelings about the work. I hope it sparks many exciting, difficult, and inspiring conversations.

More to come,

J