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X-WR-CALDESC:Whether you are a first mother or an adoptee\, you probably kn
 ow shame. Cathryn Vogeley never intended to write the story of her pregnan
 cy as an unwed mother. But during her first writing course taught by Black
 bird author Jennifer Lauck\, Cathryn reacted to Lauck’s tale of being ‘rip
 ped from her mother’s arms’. Through her tears\, Cathryn disclosed (in pri
 vate) to Lauck that she’d given up her baby in 1969. Jennifer insisted tha
 t Cathryn write her story because this is where her pain lived. Three year
 s later\, Cathryn had a finished manuscript using Susan Siskin as a pseudo
 nym because using her own name was unimaginable. But when she learned a cr
 edible memoir must include the author’s true name\, Cathryn discovered her
  self-image was still shrouded in incapacitating shame. Cathryn talks abou
 t her process of overcoming this barrier and finding freedom from that hea
 vy mantle she wore for decades.  \n\nAbout Cathryn Vogeley \nCathryn grew 
 up in a strict Catholic family\, the middle child of five in Pittsburgh PA
  during the 1950’s. When she found herself pregnant at 18\, her boyfriend 
 would not get married\, her parents were mortified and she was sent away t
 o have the baby in secret. The child was relinquished in a closed adoption
  and Cathryn was ordered to put it behind her and forget it ever happened.
  She went on to earn an advanced degree as a nurse specialist\, attended C
 leveland Clinic’s ET course and became a wound-ostomy specialist. After re
 tirement in 2014\, she recognized symptoms of PTSD and sought help. Eventu
 ally\, she improved and took up writing as a hobby which led her to a star
 tling discovery: she had a book to write. Her memoir\, I Need to Tell You 
 was published in May 2022. \n\nCathryn makes her home in the Pacific North
 west where she lives with her husband and three terriers. You can find her
  at Cathrynreadsandwrites.com.
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DESCRIPTION:Whether you are a first mother or an adoptee\, you probably kno
 w shame. Cathryn Vogeley never intended to write the story of her pregnanc
 y as an unwed mother. But during her first writing course taught by Blackb
 ird author Jennifer Lauck\, Cathryn reacted to Lauck’s tale of being ‘ripp
 ed from her mother’s arms’. Through her tears\, Cathryn disclosed (in priv
 ate) to Lauck that she’d given up her baby in 1969. Jennifer insisted that
  Cathryn write her story because this is where her pain lived. Three years
  later\, Cathryn had a finished manuscript using Susan Siskin as a pseudon
 ym because using her own name was unimaginable. But when she learned a cre
 dible memoir must include the author’s true name\, Cathryn discovered her 
 self-image was still shrouded in incapacitating shame. Cathryn talks about
  her process of overcoming this barrier and finding freedom from that heav
 y mantle she wore for decades.  \n\nAbout Cathryn Vogeley \nCathryn grew u
 p in a strict Catholic family\, the middle child of five in Pittsburgh PA 
 during the 1950’s. When she found herself pregnant at 18\, her boyfriend w
 ould not get married\, her parents were mortified and she was sent away to
  have the baby in secret. The child was relinquished in a closed adoption 
 and Cathryn was ordered to put it behind her and forget it ever happened. 
 She went on to earn an advanced degree as a nurse specialist\, attended Cl
 eveland Clinic’s ET course and became a wound-ostomy specialist. After ret
 irement in 2014\, she recognized symptoms of PTSD and sought help. Eventua
 lly\, she improved and took up writing as a hobby which led her to a start
 ling discovery: she had a book to write. Her memoir\, I Need to Tell You w
 as published in May 2022. \n\nCathryn makes her home in the Pacific Northw
 est where she lives with her husband and three terriers. You can find her 
 at Cathrynreadsandwrites.com.
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SUMMARY:Facing shame—How I was forced out of hiding and into a spotlight wh
 ere I found the freedom of truth and acceptance with Cathryn Vogeley
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