Lidia Yuknavitch

Lidia Yuknavitch is the bestselling author of The Chronology of Water , Reading the Waves , and The Big M , and a writer whose work blurs genre to explore themes of memory, embodiment, grief, and transformation. She joins to discuss her childhood, her early life as a competitive swimmer, the film adaptation of The Chronology of Water directed by Kristen Stewart, and how storytelling can reshape the narratives we carry. Learn more about our flagship conference happening this April at attend.ted.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Lidia Yuknavitch is an episode from Design Matters with Debbie Millman by Design Matters Media.

This episode is 1:20:47 long.

This episode was published on Mar 16, 2026.

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