Episode 28: Ronda Chervin on her book Talkaholics: Fate or Work-in-Process (March 31, 2023)
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In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Ronda Chervin on her book Talkaholics: Fate or Work-in-Process (March 31, 2023) Why would I ever think I talk too...
show moreWhy would I ever think I talk too much? Here are some tiny stories to show you why:“Ronda,” asked my spiritual director, “what would it be like if you joined a table (at the seminary where I was teaching and took my meals) and didn’t talk first?”“Ronda,” a co-professor at a university told me: “when you interrupt me while I am talking it feels as if you think nothing I am saying is important, only what you say!”“Ronda,” a mentor asked me: “how many sentences do you enunciate which start with the word I”?“Ronda,” someone said: “it’s as if when I talk your foot is on the brake, but ready in a second to jump onto the accelerator to say what you wanted to say, not as a response, but just what you happen to think is more important.”During a conversation with another talkaholic, David Dowd, a co-author of mine of the book “Always a New Beginning, ” we joked this way: “How about we start a group called Talkaholics Anonymous?”
Talkaholics: Fate or Work-in-Process? | En Route Books and Media
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