Love Story
Laura McKowen, Sarah Hepola, Courtney Maum, Elissa Altman, The Therapist Who Came UndoneYour life is a love story, just not the kind you think. An honest look at relationships, recovery, and writing from the bestselling author of We Are The Luckiest and Push Off from Here.
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Twenty-something days sober at Kripalu
Last weekend marked the fourth Push Off from Here retreat at Kripalu, and I’ve been thinking a lot about the first time I walked in there, twelve years ago.
I’ve told the story in my first book, We Are The Luckiest, and many other places o...
On Rejection (Second Sunday, October 2026)
Replay and notes from October 11, 2026.
Heartbreak is an indication of our sincerity: in a love relationship, in a life’s work, in trying to learn a musical instrument, in the attempt to shape a better, more generous self. —David Whyte
October 2026 (3rd Anniversary of Love Story!)
Hi all,
As promised, I'll send one of these at the start of each month with all my offerings and announcements in one place.
Three years ago, I decided to take a shot at Substack. I exported my email list (I think I was on ConvertKit at t...
Three stories from New York
NYC, September 28, 2026
My first time in New York City was sometime in 2001. I’d lived in Boston for almost two years by then, but had yet to make it down. Two nights before and many beers deep at The Independent, a dark bar next to my apa...
Laura McKowen & Sarah Hepola: The Only Thing There Is to Want
This was an epic conversation and we covered SO MUCH. The conversation will be available to all subscribers for one week, and then only available for paid subscribers.
To enter to win a signed copy of Sarah’s new memoir:
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Authors
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Your life is a love story, just not the kind you think. Bestselling author of We Are The Luckiest and Push Off From Here. Founder of The Luckiest Club sobriety community.
Sarah Hepola is the author of THE ONLY THING THERE IS TO WANT and BLACKOUT (2015). She co-hosts the Substack pod SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM and writes the Substack LOVE ANYWAY. She's on staff at The Dallas Morning News.
Publishing expert + author w/20+ years experience in marketing, branding and storytelling, on a mission to help writers learn how to help themselves. Weekly posts on Wednesdays + feedback opportunities for paid subscribers. www.courtneymaum.com
Elissa Altman is the award-winning author of PERMISSION: The New Memoirist and the Courage to Create (GODINE), and memoirs Motherland, Treyf, and Poor Man's Feast. Her new book, WHERE YOU USED TO BE, is forthcoming from Godine.
Psychologist and writer, sharing (anonymously, for now) from both sides of the therapy room. This is where the mask comes off. I write about falling apart and the messy, brave work of becoming real.
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