PWJ: S2E31 – AA – Patti Callahan

At the beginning of Season 2, I interviewed author Patti Callahan about her latest book, Becoming Mrs. Lewis. Now at the close of the Season, Patti returns to talk to Matt about her own podcast, Behind the Scenes of Becoming Mrs. Lewis.

S2E30: “After Hours” with Patti Callahan (Download)

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Time Stamps

01:00 – Matt’s Introduction
02:47 – Drink and quote of the week
06:57 – Overview of “Becoming Mrs. Lewis”
10:37 – Joy, the false self and “Till We Have Faces”
19:39 – Lewis’ own journey
21:44 – Lewis, personal faults and Mrs. Moore
27:05 – What has happened since your last appearance here?
30:46 – How did this new podcast come about?
33:11 – Who will you be interviewing?
37:41 – Joy’s poetry
41:07 – What did you learn in the process of putting together the podcast?
43:40 – Will there be a movie of the book?
48:43 – How has this project transformed you?
49:56 – Patti’s talks at an upcoming retreat
54:16 – What else is on the horizon for you?

Show Notes

• I had previously interviewed Patti at the beginning of the Season.

• The drink-of-the-week was Macallan 12.

• The quote-of-the-week was from Till We Have Faces:

“I know now, Lord, why you utter no answer. You are yourself the answer. Before your face questions die away. What other answer would suffice?”

C.S. Lewis, Till We Have Faces

• Patti quoted Carl Jung:

“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.”

C.G. Jung

• When discussing Joy’s poetry, Patti references Joy’s poem “Yet One More Spring”.

• Matt mentioned that Patti’s book reminded him of A Severe Mercy.

• Patti described her upcoming role at the 2019 C.S. Lewis Retreat.

• Find out more about Patti by visiting her website.