Author Bio:
Tamara McClintock Greenberg, Psy.D.,
M.S., a licensed clinical psychologist, works with patients and family members
affected by acute or chronic illness. She is an associate clinical professor
and clinical supervisor at the University of California, San Francisco Langley
Porter Psychiatric Institute. Dr. Greenberg has written three books and
numerous chapters and articles on aging, illness, as well as issues pertaining
to women. She writes for Psychology Today online and The Huffington Post. She
also speaks to medical, psychological, and public audiences on the impact of
illness, caregiving issues, and dealing with the modern medical system as a
patient or loved one. She is in private practice in San Francisco.Interview between Keira Kroft and Tamara McClintock Greenberg!
Welcome to Keira's Corner!
Keira: You are here today to promote your book When Someone You Love Has a Chronic Illness. Can you tell us a little about it?
Tamara: I offer hope and practical advice to those impacted by a loved one’s chronic illness. Providing easy-to-understand explanations for complicated feelings and behaviors, this book will help you not just cope, but thrive in your day-to-day life. Learn the important tools you need to help lighten the burden we all feel when someone we love is ill.
Keira: What do you wear, to write?
Tamara: Sweats or
pajamas. I can never write if I am in
work clothes.
Keira: Is writing your only
talent?
Tamara: I hope not! I am in private practice as a psychologist
and so I hope I am good at helping my patients.
That work means a lot to me. I
also do a lot of supervision of younger therapists and I think I can help most
people because I do have an ability to hear about a situation and imagine it as
if I were there. I have always been
pretty good at trying to think about things from another’s point of view.
Keira: Where do you find
time to write?
Tamara: I write best early in
the morning or late in the day. This is
based in part, on my schedule, but I often find that at the end of the day, I
am energized and inspired by my work as a therapist and so I try to synthesize
what my patients are telling me.
Keira: Why are you a
writer?
Tamara: A few years ago, I
would have said because I had to express my ideas and thoughts in writing as a
way to organize what I am thinking. At that time, writing felt compulsive to
me. Now, I am just really interested in
using my ideas to help others and to address causes that I think are important.
Keira: If you could choose
anyone, who would you pick as your mentor?
Tamara: I would love anyone
who writes for the New Yorker to be my mentor.
All of the writers are so talented!
Keira: How many hours a day
do you dedicate to writing?
Tamara: I work full-time
outside of writing, so a good day is when I can write for four hours.
Keira: Do you use a
particular writing method?
Tamara: I don’t. I write ideas down when I have them, and
trust that I can synthesize the ideas, though I understand I may have to wait
until I am ready to put something coherent together.
Keira: What advice would you
give to an unpublished writer?
Tamara: Focus on a good
proposal and find people who can help you do this. A good proposal is the foundation for a
book. If you do the work upfront, you
have less to do later on. Think about a
novel idea and one you can sell. Being a
successful writer is only partially about how good of a writer you are. It is often related to a good and catchy
idea.
Let’s
get personal…
Keira: What is your
favorite food?
Tamara: Grilled cheese
sandwich. There is a place down the
street that makes a different grilled cheese sandwich every day.
Keira: What is your guilty
Pleasure?
Tamara: Gossip
magazines.
Keira: What is your
favorite Smell?
Tamara: Lavender.
Keira: If you could change
one your physical feature? Would you? What would it be?
Tamara: My body from the neck down.
I would want to look like my perfect-bodied pilates instructors. That said, I can deal with my current
body.
Keira: What is your
favorite color?
Tamara: My favorite
achromatic color is black. My favorite
chromatic color is blue.
Keira: What is your
favorite day of the week?
Tamara: Monday.
Tamara: Dogs.
Keira: Can you tell us a
secret?
Tamara:My biggest pet peeve
is people who sing out loud in public.
Life is not American Idol, right?
Keira: Do you have pets?
Tamara: Yes. Charlie is our rescue dog, now 15, who
currently eats out pants. Max is our pug
who has no behavioral problems at all and just wants to be loved.
Tamara: All natural lavender
dish and laundry soap.
Keira: What are you
reading?
Tamara: The most recent New
Yorker.
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Find
& Follow Tamara McClintock Greenberg on:
Website
Psychology Today
The Huffington Post
PsychCentral
Buy
the BOOK at:
Amazon.com
Amazon.ca
Amazon.co.uk
Barnes & Noble
Thank you so much for joining us today,
Much love,
Keira Kroft
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