In this episode, I’m joined by author and podcast host Menaka Raman-Wilms for a thoughtful conversation about creativity, writing, loneliness, and the long process of bringing a story to life.
Together, we explore the inspiration behind her novel The Rooftop Garden, how her time in Berlin shaped the book, and what it takes to stay connected to a creative project over many years. Menaka also shares how writing fiction can help us make sense of the world, process complex emotions, and look beneath the headlines to the human stories underneath.
In this episode, we unravel:
✍️ The creative journey behind The Rooftop Garden
🌿 How nature, cities, and Berlin inspired the novel
🧠 Why writing can help us process complex emotions
📖 What it takes to keep going with a long creative project
💭 How loneliness shows up in the book and in modern life
🌎 The human stories behind climate anxiety and extremism
✨ Why creativity can shape us as much as we shape it
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