What does it mean to truly belong? When Casey lost her father at 11, her mother at 12, and her brother at 20, she began a lifelong search for Family. Through this journey, she realized that what she was truly seeking was a sense of belonging, which would shape everything that followed. I find this conversation about her new memoir, “The Full Catastrophe: All I Ever Wanted, Everything I Feared,” to be deeply moving. Her story explores how Grief can coexist with joy and how true belonging differs from merely fitting in.
Casey Mulligan Walsh is an author nominated for Best of the Net. She is a founding editor of In a Flash literary magazine and serves as an ambassador for the Family Heart Foundation, which has impacted her Family across generations. Casey lives in upstate New York with her husband, Kevin, and has more books than she can count.
• Losing her entire Family at a young age—father at 11, mother at 12, brother at 20
• The different ways we experience Grief depending on our age and circumstances
• Finding a spiritual foundation that provided peace amid profound loss
• Discovering the difference between fitting in and true belonging
• How writing clarified patterns and deeper meanings in her life experiences
• The meaning behind the book title “The Full Catastrophe” is the poignant enormity of life's experiences
• Writing as a way to feel truly seen and heard in an authentic community
Casey's memoir “The Full Catastrophe: All I Ever Wanted, Everything I Feared” is available wherever books are sold.
Learn more at www.caseymulliganwalsh.com
Thank you for listening – Hasta Pronto!
