As I look back on my childhood, I’m reminded of how my neighborhood has changed and the people around me are dying. I also am deeply thinking about the season of Molly, the choices I’ve made, and how I can honor her.

Key Takeaways:

[0:58] April is a significant month to me

[4:00] Missing the last week of Molly’s life

[5:24] The good side of missing it

[8:33] Dealing with narcissistic tendencies

[13:13] My two childhood friends and the memories

[18:08] My neighborhood has changed

[18:48] The Bye Bye Birdie production

[19:54] The season of Molly, death week, and events

[24:25] Finishing the quarterfinals in CrossFit

[24:49] Seeing my old BU teammates

Resources:

• Last Day

• Power book

• Motherland book

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As Easter is passing it brings back all the memories of Molly. I sat down to watch some movies which just had me in tears and made me think back on all the choices I’ve made in my own life. I really recommend you watch them and see how you relate to them.

Key Takeaways:

[3:37] A movie about a boy with an abusive childhood and a dying dad

[7:26] What inspires me about the movie and forgiving myself

[9:32] My memories of Molly on Easter

[11:30] A movie about a mother who died and cleaning out her home

[15:24] I helped keep our family together after Molly died

[16:04] I regret missing Gracie’s birthday and the impact

[18:59] People don’t understand the memories are all we have

[20:41] The book Ordinary People and the impact it had on me

[22:02] The impact 700 Sunday’s had on me

[23:04] What’s the next for the Molly B Foundation

Resources:

• I Can Only Imagine

• Mercy Me

• The Noel Diary

• The Ordinary People

• 700 Sundays

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Jane and Skylar come on this week to talk about their journeys with epilepsy. From being discriminated at work to trying to find supportive relationships it’s been a rollercoaster for them both. In this episode, we go on their journeys of being diagnosed, how that impacts their lives, and what they want people to know.

Key Takeaways:

[1:38] How Jane found out she had epilepsy, getting diagnosed, and type of seizures

[6:58] Skylar’s first seizure and her type of epilepsy

[11:34] Skylar’s seizure the night of prom and before graduation

[14:45] Being discriminated at work and not believed

[17:00] Wanting to feel like a normal adult who can have fun

[19:04] Trying medication that changed my mood drastically

[21:34] Skylar’s experience trying multiple medication cocktails

[27:30] Being bullied due to epilepsy

[29:12] Not being able to drive

[30:06] Having supportive families makes all the difference

[31:09] Having non supportive partners

[32:41] What we want people without epilepsy to know

Resources:

• Skylar’s podcast

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