Writer Betsy Gall joins me today to chat about her memoir, The Illusion of the Perfect Profession.
Bio:
Betsy Gall and her three children, Grady, Gavin, Sophie, and their dog Liberty, split their time between Charlotte, North Carolina and Minneapolis, Minnesota where she focuses on faith, family and friends. Betsy is an active real estate agent, investor, landlord and habitual remodeler.
Betsy is speaking all over the country about physician suicide after her oncologist husband, Dr. Matthew Gall, tragically and unexpectedly took his own life on Thanksgiving Day in 2019. Betsy recently wrote a book titled The Illusion of the Perfect Profession. It is a story about love, physician suicide, and finding comfort and purpose in the aftermath.
In her spare time, Betsy loves to downhill ski, spend time at her lake home, and exercise. She continues to give back to Angel Foundation and the Dr. Lorna Breen Foundation.
Welcome, Betsy. Please tell us about your current release.
Betsy Gall was living the American dream. Married to an oncologist with three healthy children; life was pretty darn good. That all changed on Thanksgiving Day of 2019 when her “life of the party” physician husband took his own life. Matthew Taylor Gall, M.D., M.S., who had devoted his entire life to saving lives, was dead at the young age of 49. The Illusion of the Perfect Profession is a culmination of Betsy’s journals, letters to God, and her journey with faith throughout this horrific traumatic experience that left her family shattered and asking how could this happen.
What inspired you to write this book?
Physician suicide is a major problem. Unfortunately, we lose approximately a doctor a day to suicide. I was unaware of this until my oncologist husband took his own life. I wanted to share our story with the hopes that this never happens to another family.
What exciting project are you working on next?
Right now, I am considering writing another book about manifesting the life you want after tragedy strikes. I don’t know if it’ll come to fruition- time will tell!
When did you first consider yourself a writer?
I never have, but I guess I am! I would have to say when I received the first shipment of books. That was a cool moment.
Do you write full-time? If so, what’s your workday like? If not, what do you do other than write and how do you find time to write?
I do not write full-time. In fact, writing my book was really difficult and it always got pushed to the bottom of my “to-do” list. It was/is such a sad subject- some days I just couldn’t go there.
I am still an active real estate agent, landlord and investor. I have so much flexibility with my job, but when I do write it is typically in the early afternoon after I have gotten through my real-life stuff!
What would you say is your interesting writing quirk?
I journal with pen & paper, then I read my journals to my computer so I don’t have to type. I am awful at typing!
As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
An interior designer, real estate agent and flipper.
Anything additional you want to share with the readers?
The number one thing you can do for our healthcare workers is ask them how they are doing. It is so simple. Show kindness and compassion to them, and thank them- they have very difficult jobs!
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