A conversation with writer Varsha Bajaj
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A conversation with writer Varsha Bajaj

B1IntermediateAugust 26, 20265 min

Writer Varsha Bajaj talks to Kitty Felde about the connection between therapy and writing and the importance of having another set of eyes on a developing manuscript. www.bookclubforkids.org

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This week we continue the conversation with our writer.

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Is there a connection between therapy and writing?

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It's a bonus edition of the book club for kids. Hi, I'm Kitty Feldy. Last week we discussed Count Me In by Varsha Bajaj. This week we continue the conversation with our writer.

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Varsha, you were a therapist in your earlier life. Is there a connection between therapy and writing? I think there is in that when I was a therapist, about 40 to 45% of my caseload was kids. And so I've been talking to kids my whole life, my whole professional life.

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And you know, when I said earlier that even though I'm not a counselor now, when all of the stuff was going on, I couldn't help think what are the kids thinking? How are they processing everything that's happening, especially if they are children of immigrants or immigrants themselves or have friends who are immigrants. So I think that my life as

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