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

The IBCLC Mentor — 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