Episode 009. Do you feel different? Weird? Me too. For me, it might have started and ended with a vertical line in the alphabet, something about me I've had to explain my whole life. What's your differentiator? What makes you unique?

In today's memoirkast I explore my origins and the years I spent camouflaging and explaining myself. I think about the benefits of aging and how even though our bodies start to malfunction we live less apologetically with time, embracing who we're made to be.

"In our quest to be normal and fit it, we often loose our ability to celebrate ourselves"

00:00:00 Intro 00:00:51 New Studio 00:02:31 Four Dollar Kettle 00:03:19 The L 00:04:30 Body, Food and Name 00:05:58 Being Different and Normal 00:08:21 Embracing my 40's 00:10:15 My Nana and Nickname 00:11:04 Chatting with My Mom One 00:11:49 The Embroidery 00:12:58 Chatting with My Mom Two 00:14:21 Embarrassing Name Moments 00:15:37 Finding another Marijanel 00:17:20 What's Your Differentiator? 00:18:15 Closing

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