Episode 233: Mary Marantz

 

 

Today, I am happy to introduce you to my new friend, Mary Marantz. You are going to love Mary as much as I do. She is an author, speaker and podcast host of the Mary Marantz show who has a fascinating story of growing up in a single-wide trailer in West VA and ultimately went on to attend Yale Law School. She captures her story in her book, Dirt: Growing Strong Roots in What Makes the Broken Beautiful. 

We talk about what it was like growing up in a trailer in west VA, how what she experienced growing up shaped her worth and idea of success and how we can shift our idea and expectation of success. There is so much goodness packed into this episode. I know you are going to really enjoy her story.

 
Mary Marantz.png
 

Freebies:

NEW:

  • Patreon for Surviving Sarah - this is a great way to financially support the show and in return you will receive some amazing bonus content

Links mentioned:

Survival Kit:

  • Clementines

  • Dark chocolate

  • Pelaton bike

  • Watching Modern Family

  • 3 golden retrievers

  • Her husband

  • Uber eats

  • Living room renovation

  • The Story I’ll Tell from City Music

Takeaways:

  • Getting to the place where you don’t get your worth from achieving does not mean you become lazy. It frees you up to run faster towards the goal.

  • If all your labels were stripped away, who would be left? Who are you apart from that stuff?

  • The best stories we read—even real stories—require the protagonist to go through something hard. They have to overcome and persevere and show resilience to get through it.

  • Your past doesn’t have to be a negative in your story.

Discussion Questions:

  • What part of Mary’s story did you resonate with?

  • In what ways do you struggle with the cycle between getting what you want and then being sad that it didn’t actually give you what you wanted?

  • If the goals you are pursuing didn’t happen, what would be left? Who would you be?

  • What is something that you can take away and apply from this conversation?

(Amazon affiliate links used when possible--purchasing through these links is an easy way to support the show. Or shop using www.SurvivingSarah.com/amazon and a portion of the what you buy will go back to the show.)

Connect with Mary:  Instagram // Website // Facebook // Podcast

What did you enjoy about this episode? What was your takeaway. Let's continue the conversation on Instagram or Twitter.

Thank you for following along life with me. I love being apart of your day. And as always, I hope this show helps you survive a little easier.

A new episode every Tuesday... just subscribe.

Subscribe for free on iTunes or Stitcher or your favorite podcast app so that you don't miss out on great conversations with women just like you. Women who are surviving and thriving. You don't have to do life alone. Be inspired, encouraged and entertained by women like Sandra Stanley, Shannan Martin, Jen Hatmaker, Jamie B. Golden, Mo Isom, Annie F. Downs, America’s Super Nanny Dr. Deborah Tillman, Ellie Holcomb, Kay Warren, Suzanne Stabile and many more.

Did you enjoy today's conversation? Rate the podcast.

My goal each week is to encourage you to survive in this very thing called life. If you were encouraged or inspired or entertained, head over to iTunes and leave a brief review with a 5 star rating.

Here is a recent one from "Houseofmerrity”. She said, “I’ve been binge listening to your parenting episodes. Pure gold!!”

Your review will help get the podcast in front of new listeners who are just like you looking to know that they aren't alone in life. Thank you for being awesome!

 
Podcast, faith, Relationships, Worksarah bragg