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Jul 2015
1h 21m

#21: Emily Wu Truong

Joel Kutz
About this episode

Emily is a motivational speaker. Today, she takes a break from baring her deepest insecurities and fears in front of large crowds to bare her deepest insecurities and fears to us on the podcast. Yet she's not afraid—she's empowered. She talks about growing up and never fitting in, discovering a worldwide community of mental illness survivors, and learning to comfort her inner child. You can't see it, but she's wearing a lot of lime green.

 

More about Emily: https://about.me/LuvMily

Twitter: https://twitter.com/emilywspeaks

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