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June 11, 2024

Transformation Isn't Easy with Maya Golden

Nikesha Elise Williams

This week on Black & Published, Nikesha speaks with Maya Golden, author of the memoir, The Return Trip. Maya is the founder of the 1 in 3 foundation which provides recovery tools and support for survivors of sexual abuse. An organization she started after she went on her own road to healing through body based therapy that helped her overcome her trauma and sex addiction.

May 31, 2024

Healing from Trauma, PTSD, and Complex-PTSD with Expert Maya Golden Bethany

Dr. Carla Manly

Join Dr. Carla and Maya Golden Bethany, award-winning journalist, novelist, and mental health advocate, for an honest discussion about the healing journey of facing and healing from trauma, PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), Complex-PTSD, and related mental health issues. As a bonus, discover the potential connection between perfectionism and unresolved trauma.

April 26, 2024

Meet Maya Golden Bethany

Bold Journey Magazine

Maya, thank you so much for taking the time to share your lessons learned with us and we’re sure your wisdom will help many. So, one question that comes up often and that we’re hoping you can shed some light on is keeping creativity alive over long stretches – how do you keep your creativity alive?

December 19, 2023

Let's Talk Memoir

Ronit Plank

Maya Golden joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about extensive complex childhood trauma and the repercussions of sexual abuse, recovring from addiction, approaching memoir writing with authenticity and vulnerability, the effect of religious and societal pressure on women, telling a story from the safety of adulthood, and her memoir The Return Trip.

December 13, 2023

Inner Moonlight

Logen Cure

Inner Moonlight is the monthly poetry series for the Wild Detectives! RSVP to meet us in the backyard at 7:30pm on Wednesday December 13th for a live reading from one featured writer, with a brief open mic to follow. Don’t worry, podcast fans! We will record the live show and release it as a podcast episode for y’all. This month, we are proud to present Maya Golden!

November 18, 2023

IndieView with Maya Golden, author of The Return Trip

Indie View

At age 30, Maya Golden appeared to be living a charmed life.

November 17, 2023

Breaking the Silence Around Sexual Abuse: The Ms. Q&A With Maya Golden About New Memoir 'The Return Trip'

Eleanor J. Bader

Award-winning multimedia journalist Maya Golden’s searing but redemptive memoir, The Return Trip, takes readers on a harrowing journey. The book offers a no-holds-barred look into the sexual abuse that began when Golden was 5 years old and charts her course through a troubled adolescence and young adulthood. Along the way, she probes the long-term impact of repeated sexual violation and zeroes in on the ways religious institutions, educational systems and familial denial continue to intersect and allow the perpetuation of violence.

November 14, 2023

Overcoming Hurdles: "The Return Trip"

WFAA-TV

Associated Press-winning Texas journalist Maya Golden opens up about her battle with addiction, perfectionism, and the trauma of sexual abuse in her new memoir.

November 2, 2023

Citywide Blackout

Spotify

In this interview, Curtis and Max talk with Maya about what inspired her decision to share her story, how it helped in the healing process and what she hopes readers take away from it. We look at the writing process and how the story was helped by her editor and the many writing groups which she’s a member of.

October 28, 2023

Author Maya Golden discusses #TheReturnTrip on #ConversationsLIVE

BlogTalk Radio

Host Cyrus Webb welcomes author Maya Golden to #ConversationsLIVE to discuss the journey that led her to write the book THE RETURN TRIP.

October 27, 2023

Flint woman's new memoir chronicles trauma and journey to healing

Tyler Morning Telegraph

“When I was younger, I wrote a lot of poetry. I wrote short stories. I had a very active imagination, I was a big day dreamer and I didn’t know quite where to channel it,” Golden said in a previous interview with the Tyler Morning Telegraph. “Then I went into journalism, and I really loved being a storyteller. I found that I enjoyed sharing other people’s stories so much.”

October 12, 2023

Award-Winning Journalist’s New Memoir Chronicles Trauma, Healing and Finding Hope

GirlTalkHQ

There is a saying, “you never know what people are struggling with behind closed doors”. We often look at the happy people around us, or the smiling, seemingly-perfect faces we see on TV and think “they have it all”. But the reality could be very different, and journalist-turned-author Maya Golden understands this on a personal level.

September 14, 2023

The Hero's Journey in Memoir

The $h*t No One Tells You About Writing

In today's episode, Carly and CeCe are joined by Maya Golden, author of The Return Trip. During the episode, they discuss a query that was previously submitted to BWH; the need for balance between bio and plot in a query letter; memoirists writing their query letter plot/body paragraphs in first person rather than third; and cautioning against focusing on questions when writing plot paragraphs. Maya then discusses the structure and inspiration of her memoir; and she outlines the differences between writing fiction and memoir.

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