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Jan 2024
23m 14s

Diamonds, Danger, and Denial: The Funny ...

Caitlin Murray
About this episode

Our storyteller today is one of our podcast listeners, Alex from Washington state! Alex shares the shocking and dramatic story of being held hostage by a customer while working at Tiffany's and Company. At the time, she minimized the event as a crazy and adventurous brush with danger. Soon after, she suffered from panic attacks and other mental health issues but never connected them to the hostage fiasco. A couple years later she was diagnosed with PTSD which popped the lid on having to confront other traumas from her past and why she was so susceptible to this event. 

Join us as Alex walks us through her story in vivid detail. She also talks about the complicated relationship she has with her mother and the abusive she experienced in her first marriage. In anticipation of the birth of her first child, Alex reflects on the lesson she’d like to pass onto her baby girl- to trust her gut and tap into her body's innate wisdom even if it’s at the expense of other people’s comfort. 

Join us for this entertaining, suspenseful, and thought-provoking conversation that will leave you on the edge of your seat. 

Alex’s snack of choice: Albanese Sour Gummy Bears

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Submit your "big time adulting moment" and potentially be a guest on the podcast. Write to us at bigtimeadultingpodcast@gmail.com. Pitch tip: The best stories have plot, characters, conflict, and an aha moment. 

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