Courtney Kocak on Writing Openly About Sex

Podcast: Memoir Nation · Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

Opublikowano: 2026-05-04

Lots of writers want to write about sex and all the ways it shows up in their lives—and yet, it’s incredibly challenging to do. It’s exposing and uncomfortable. It means sharing the most intimate moments of our own lives, but also the lives of others. It can involve sharing mistakes, shame, and also some of the worst things that have ever happened to us when it comes to the negative side of the sexual spectrum: assault and abuse. That’s why this week’s show and conversation with Courtney Kocak is extra impactful. She talks about her own jo...