Beste Mary La podcasts (2024)

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13 Higher Selves 15:08

1+ y ago15:08

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Mary reluctantly met with Carly, a psychic healer, and wondered if there would be any benefit from the session if she didn’t believe in her abilities. But she would do anything to make her fibromyalgia pain go away. Carly found Mary in a past lifetime in the early 1800s. She was a thirty-three-year-old Chinese man wandering a war-torn countryside o…

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12 Dreadlocks 18:43

1+ y ago18:43

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A coin toss in Hawaii landed Mary in a circle of beloved women in Oregon, who gifted her the keys to unlock and unlearn the lessons of the root causes of her pain. With the intensity of a thousand warriors, these gentle, compassionate women proceeded to love her self-loathing to death while breathing life into her conviction to heal. We all need to…

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11 The Myth of Me 20:06

1+ y ago20:06

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Fibromyalgia, anxiety, and a panic disorder tried to stop Mary in her thrity-two-year-old tracks, but they didn't, her suffering only fueled her desire to find a cure. In this episode, Mary will read the last story of part one of the book, titled “The Myth of Me," which is about when it came time to pick a thesis topic in graduate school, she decid…

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10 Murmuration 15:04

1+ y ago15:04

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It was no mistake that Mary ventured into a hospital as part of her undergraduate premed training. All it took was one unprecedented morning in the emergency room that put her on a livesaving path to personal inquiry, unlearning, and healing of her childhood wounding. She never allowed herself to process her own trauma and was deeply triggered in t…

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09 Me Too 16:44

1+ y ago16:44

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It's understandable why women don’t want to speak out about sexual harassment or assaults, it’s humiliating and can be quite risky. Victims don’t want to be perceived as victims, there is fear of not being believed, a risk of retaliation from their perpetrator, fear of being perceived as an attention seeker, and there is a significant risk of victi…

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08 The Calling 31:30

1+ y ago31:30

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Searching for independence, Mary ran away from California to Hawaii at nineteen to escape her chaotic teenage life and leave her reputation behind, but was living proof that wherever you go, there you are. Discos and the beach were her new playgrounds but proved to be a bad influence on her. She found a great job but quit it to move in with a cocai…

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07 It Was A Boy 21:25

1+ y ago21:25

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Mary made a devastating decision at seventeen to keep the peace with her mother, but at an extreme emotional and physical expense that haunted her for decades. After reading the story, Mary provides a candid discussion of her evolution through this traumatic story and explores why her parent’s avoided the discomfort of talking about this painful di…

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06 Go Ask Your Mother 18:19

1+ y ago18:19

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There are many common reactions to sexual violence, not all victims are affected the same way, and there is no right or wrong way to feel or react. In this episode, Mary shares an excruciating story about rape and the consequent mysterious death of the rapist that convinced her the world was unsafe and that she was unworthy of any relationship. Aft…

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05 Girls Like Me 27:43

1+ y ago27:43

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The need to feel loved and accepted can be so strong that some people go to great lengths to feel a part of a group. Since Mary's need for human connection and affection as a child wasn't met by her mother, of course she searched for those basic human needs in any form presented to her. In this episode, Mary will share some of the near fatal and em…

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04 On Guard 19:54

1+ y ago19:54

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Being bullied has debilitating effects on the self-esteem of impressionable minds during developmental years. In this episode, follow Mary to two different high-schools and learn about how being bullied turned into a disastrous mindset that induced a deep sense of shame that fueled an anxiety and panic disorder that would nearly flatten her. When M…

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03 Fitting In 23:55

1+ y ago23:55

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Belonging and fitting in are basic human needs, especially for young children so they can grow emotionally. In this episode, Mary will read the next chapter in her book titled "Fitting In," which is about how without a touchstone to help her feel safe as an adolescent, her interests took a turn toward a type of survival she wasn't fit for. At fifte…

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02 The Unloved Daughter 21:26

1+ y ago21:26

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In this chapter of Mary La's new memoir "The Great Unlearning," she shares how a daughter's need for her mother's love is primal and doesn't diminish when it's unavailable, even well into adulthood. The absence of any female heroes growing up required that she become a hero for herself, and for her daughters. She uncovers some common wounds adult w…

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01 Squirming Out of My Comfort Zone 20:46

1+ y ago20:46

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“Squirming Out of My Comfort Zone” launches Mary La’s memoir as she recounts growing up in the chaos of a broken home, directionless; and being left to her own devices to face unthinkable physical and emotional assaults during her formative and adolescent years. In this episode she will share what she learned about the healing powers of vulnerabili…

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Women's role in today's society with PieriSalvatore 29:47

3y ago29:47

29:47

She can be so clear, straight and harsh in saying things, but no one else does, so you have to listen to this!!! After Women's Day we talked a bit about the original feminism and actual/real one and other thing people are not ready to conversate. XD You definitely have to listen to this!!

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The cultural shock of a latin when moving to China 38:39

4y ago38:39

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Small talk with two latin young guys who moved from Venezuela to China. Why? China. Find out!!

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Body positive, we owe nothing to nobody 19:38

4y ago19:38

19:38

Interview with Luisa Verdee from @golden_strokes about the Body positive movement and what this is about.

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Teacher's life 1:01:01

4y ago1:01:01

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Me and three ex-colleagues are talking about different things that we experienced when we worked together at a private University. Key structure: Would + Verb in simple form to talk about past.