UPCOMING LIVE EVENTS
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7TH — Private book club event
TUESDAY, MAY 13TH, 7 PM CDT — ST. LOUIS COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION AUTHOR SERIES
In-person event in St. Louis, MO. In conversation with reproductive mental health therapist Shellie Fidell, MSW, LCSW.
TUESDAY, MAY 20TH, 7 PM PST — GARDEN HOME COMMUNITY LIBRARY
In-person event in Portland, OR. A reading from Held Together and Q&A.
TUESDAY, JUNE 17TH, 7 PM CDT — MAGERS & QUINN BOOKSELLERS
In-person event in Minneapolis, MN. In conversation with Held Together collaborator Eileen Andersen.
PAST EVENTS
POWELL’S CITY OF BOOKS (Portland, OR) — April 2025. In conversation with Wendy Davis, PhD, PMH-C, of Postpartum Support International, and three of Held Together’s collaborators: Dr. Thompson’s obstetrician, Dafna (Devorah) Lohr, MD, and two of her own patients, Kelly Burke and Anna David.
MEDIA APPEARANCES
TELEVISION & VIDEO
Family Action Network — April 2025
In conversation with fellow physician-author Kimmery Martin, MD.
Hello, Rose City! (KGW/NBC) — April 2025
AM Northwest (KATU/ABC) — April 2025
PODCASTS
What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood — April 2025
Mom and Mind — April 2025
Prescribing Possibility — April 2025
Solving for Joy — scheduled to air May 6th
Voices of Your Village — scheduled to air May 8th
The Kettle — scheduled to air May 15th
Create Meaning in Medicine — TBA
Restorative Grief — scheduled to air July 20th (with extended version available on the RG Patreon page on May 21st)
Open to Hope — scheduled to air July 24th
Read. Talk. Grow. — TBA
The Balanced Parent — TBA
WRITTEN INTERVIEWS & OTHER COVERAGE
The Miscarriage Dialogues: Dr. Rebecca N. Thompson on Miscarriage, Motherhood & Rethinking Maternal Care (from Miscarriage Movement) — April 2025
Publishers Weekly interview in New Memoirs by and About Mothers, by Pooja Makhijani — March 28, 2025
Library Journal review — February 2025
“This touching, beautifully written work will help many people who have endured loss or complicated paths to parenthood. They are sure to find experiences that resonate with them.”
Publishers Weekly review — April 2025
“In this moving debut, physician Thompson weaves an account of her complicated path to becoming a mother with recollections from colleagues, friends, and patients on their own experiences with parenthood…. The varied selections prove there’s no single, ‘normal’ route to motherhood…. This will be a comfort to anyone who’s experienced pregnancy complications.”
Booklist review — April 2025
“Women who are struggling . . . may find solace in knowing they're hardly alone. . . . Even the stories without fairy-tale endings should make women feel less solitary.”
Writing with Latitude — March 2025
Beautiful essay by Held Together collaborator Nancy Fresco, ostensibly about gender—but mostly just about being human.
Zibby Media Most Anticipated List — Fall 2024/Winter 2025 season