EP 116: Daughter of Spies with Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop

One of the most challenging relationships, perhaps, is the mother/daughter relationship.  Today I am so happy to bring you a story of a mother and daughter that leads to healing and forgiveness.  As we age, I like to think we have the chance to begin to see our mothers as full-fledged humans, not just as “our mom”. With that clarity comes the opportunity for growth and healing.

Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop is the award winning author of over 50 works of fiction for adults and children.  Her latest book is titled, DAUGHTER OF SPIES: Wartime Secrets, Family Lies.   Looking back on her life as her mother was slowly slipping away from her and into the mists of dementia, she’s written a memoir for the first time.  I sat down with her to talk about what it was like to write a memoir to look deeply at her mother and the events that made her who she was.