From Loss to Legacy: Memoir, Mindfulness, and Making Change with Hope Hawkins

In this episode Emma interviews writer and teacher Hope Hawkins about her memoir, trauma, and the transformative power of storytelling. Hope reads moving passages from 'Sometimes I Feel', recounting the sudden loss of her mother and the protective ‘bravery’ that kept her from grieving. She shares how spinal surgery, lifelong depression (bipolar II), and difficult parenting choices shaped her relationship with vulnerability. Hope explains how creative writing, especially with incarcerated students helps people unload weight onto the page, reclaim authentic voice, and begin healing. The conversation also explores Al‑Anon, mindfulness, and her father’s founding of EPIC for Children as a legacy born from grief.

Get in contact with Hope Here:

EPIC, Every Person Influences Children (the non-profit that my father founded) is epicforchildren.org

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