Comments
Author, Comedian, and Mental Health Therapist Michael Allen (LeDuc) Roche shares with yWrite Host Angela Grout exactly why his author name and comedian name is different. If you are looking for his MAGA "Michael Allen Goofing Around" Comedy Tour, expect Michael Allen LeDuc to be there, but when reading his book, his birth name Michael Allen Roche is on the cover. Learn why he changed his name on this episode! It has something to do with his fame!
Michael Allen and Angela discuss the inspiration behind writing his children's book PEPE'S PLACE as a memoir. The details of sharing his family life through the view of his dog, opens the door into the world of his life. Fostering children, adopting adults with special needs, introducing same sex and different races makes his life and this book a story of inclusion, acceptance, and most of all love.
Michael Allen shares advice on how he avoided burnout working in the mental health field for over forty years, and it is exactly what writers need to learn. yWrite Host Angela Grout agrees that doing what you love and getting burned out can happen so Michael Allen's advice is priceless.
Michael Allen is a member of the several writer's groups including Write-Up Springfield, The Florence Poet Society, and the Springfield Writers Workshop. He has participated in several Valley Voice Story Slam Competitions with New England Public Media and his Children' Book PEPE'S PLACE is a must read for children of all ages.
