Uncorking a Story Podcast

Uncorking a Story

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Stories influence, teach and inspire us, but what about the storytellers who create them? Uncorking a Story profiles storytellers to uncover how their background and life experiences influence the stories they create. We learn what motivates them, their path to success, and what fuels them to keep creating. It all starts by asking one simple question, where does your story begin? Welcome to uncorking a story. All of the books promoted on Uncorking a Story can be viewed and purchased here: https://bookshop.org/shop/UncorkingaStory

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Going Off Script: Wayne Scott on Marriage, Memoir, and Making Your Own Map

May 6, 2025 MPN Uncorking a Story 0 Comments
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“Your marriage can be anything you want it to be—you don’t have to just follow a supplied script.” — Wayne Scott

In this deeply honest and thought-provoking episode of Uncorking a Story, writer and psychotherapist Wayne Scott opens up about the emotional terrain behind his memoir The Maps They Gave Us. We dive into his decades-long marriage, navigating a mixed-orientation relationship, and redefining monogamy. With vulnerability, humor, and insight, Wayne shares how creative adaptation—not rigid roles—can help relationships thrive. Plus, we talk writing, rejection, and why the maps we’re handed may be out of date.

Key Themes:

  1. Memoir as healing and artistic integration
  2. Navigating a mixed-orientation, non-monogamous marriage
  3. The importance of honest communication and chosen community
  4. Parenting through transformation and staying present
  5. Questioning the “script” of heteronormative marriage
  6. Advice for aspiring memoirists (and why publishing isn’t everything)
  7. Finding joy and identity in both psychotherapy and storytelling

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Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/a/54587/9781625571540

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Website: https://www.waynescottwrites.com/

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