Going Off Script: Wayne Scott on Marriage, Memoir, and Making Your Own Map
“Your marriage can be anything you want it to be—you don’t have to just follow a supplied script.” — Wayne Scott
In this deeply honest and thought-provoking episode of Uncorking a Story, writer and psychotherapist Wayne Scott opens up about the emotional terrain behind his memoir The Maps They Gave Us. We dive into his decades-long marriage, navigating a mixed-orientation relationship, and redefining monogamy. With vulnerability, humor, and insight, Wayne shares how creative adaptation—not rigid roles—can help relationships thrive. Plus, we talk writing, rejection, and why the maps we’re handed may be out of date.
Key Themes:
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Memoir as healing and artistic integration
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Navigating a mixed-orientation, non-monogamous marriage
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The importance of honest communication and chosen community
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Parenting through transformation and staying present
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Questioning the “script” of heteronormative marriage
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Advice for aspiring memoirists (and why publishing isn’t everything
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Finding joy and identity in both psychotherapy and storytelling
Buy: The Maps they Gave Us
Amazon: https://amzn.to/4bMkcis
Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/a/54587/9781625571540
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