The Life of Bryony

The Life of YOU: Abigail Dean on Perfectionism, Motherhood & Creative Risk


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Welcome to The Life of YOU!


WELCOME TO THE LIFE OF YOU!

The bonus series where we tackle your dilemmas and share advice to navigate life’s trickier moments.


This week, I’m joined by bestselling author and former lawyer Abigail Dean—writer of the Sunday Times hit Girl A and the powerful new novel The Death of Us.


Today:


💼 Lily asks whether she’s wasting her ‘successful’ career—and how to start living a life that feels like hers.

📝 We discuss the myth of perfect creativity, and why done is always better than perfect.

👶 Katie wonders if she’s cut out for motherhood—can you ever really know before it happens?



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Bryony xx



CREDITS


🎙 Presenter: Bryony Gordon

🎙 Guest: Abigail Dean

🎧 Content Producer: Jonathan O’Sullivan

🎥 Audio & Video Editor: Luke Shelley

📢 Executive Producer: Mike Wooller


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