Meet Author Gretchen Cherington, who, after many years of silence, chose to share her story of abuse. Sexually molested by her father, Richard Eberhardt, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, Gretchen broke decades of silence to share what life with him was really like.

Gretchen’s memoir, Poetic License, is an authentic, brave piece of work that details what it was like growing up around literary geniuses such as Robert Frost and Allen Ginsberg. It wasn’t until Gretchen chose to share what happened that she could finally start to heal and discover the incredible freedom found in forgiveness: not for the forgiven, but for the person who makes the choice to forgive.

Gretchen worked as an executive management consultant for 35 years, gaining powerful insights into what makes powerful men tick. Poetic License has won multiple awards, and Gretchen’s essays appear in multiple literary publications. When she’s not writing, Gretchen loves being outdoors.

Listen to this episode and join us as we discuss:

Gretchen’s memoir, childhood, and father’s “legacy of narcissism.”
How writing a memoir forces you to deal with the things that have been too painful to look at
Why Gretchen stayed silent about her molestation for decades
Understanding narcissism more and one writer’s healing

Discover more about Gretchen Cherington during her interview on the Bowing to Elephants Podcast, which you can listen to here.

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