031: Amy Dresner-Author

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Tom's in-depth interview with the hilarious and insightful Amy Dresner, author of the riveting book "My Fair Junkie: A Memoir of Getting Dirty and Staying Clean" on Hachette Books.

Inside the Interview:
03:21 – Special subject-matter on Sound Matters...
04:16 – Never had "handlers"...
04:31 – How terrifying is Amy's newfound success as an author?
07:35 – On what to leave in and what to leave out...
09:43 – On Amy's Dad reading her book...
10:04 – What was learned writing this book?
12:13 – Any concern that "success" will lead back to the abyss?
12:36 – AA, criticisms, and recovery perspectives...
17:01 – Is addiction a disease?
18:01 – Why do addicts/alcoholics relapse?
20:08 – On deliberately writing to cross-over...
22:14 – On paralells between writing a book and the recovery process...
23:39 – On perpetual self-examination and self-awareness...
25:33 – On Amy's life story eventually become a book...
27:32 – On the back and forth realities of working with a book editor...
28:55 – On Amy's stand up comedy past, present, and future...
29:58 – On being a non-drinker and dealing with others who are...
31:19 – On dealing with haters, yet writing your truth...
33:41 – My Fair Junkie, and narrating the audio book...
34:33 – What's on the horizon for Amy? Speaking... more books?
37:49 – Amy's final thoughts...

"Tom was extremely professional but yet made me feel instantly at ease. He’d also read my book in full so he was well informed on the subject at hand. (A rarity I might add.) His enthusiasm is contagious. I highly recommend him and his show and can’t wait to go back on. I had a great time! Thanks again!!!"

- Amy Dresner >>www.amydresner.com

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