What happens when the things that told you who you are get taken away in the same week?

In 2022, Linda lost her father. Her company sent flowers on Tuesday. On Friday, driving home to Canada to make arrangements, she got the call that she was being laid off.

What she reached for was her pen. In this conversation, Linda shares how writing by hand carried her through that moment, and how it led her back to a part of herself she had set down years earlier: the artist, the poet, the storyteller

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And we’re starting at the starting line.

What happens when you keep asking questions, take the risk, and follow the things that make you curious?

For Maria , somehow the answer includes running marathons around the world… and donkeys.

Yes. Donkeys.

In our Season 2 premiere of My Story Is Not Unique, Maria takes us from her military background to the streets of the London and Berlin Marathons, into her passion for donkeys, and through the opportunities that opened simply because she was willing to ask, “Why not?”

Her story is about more than running.

It’s about curiosity.
It’s about taking the chance.
It’s about challenging those old tapes that tell us what we can and cannot do.
And it’s about realizing that starting over doesn’t have to mean you failed.

Sometimes, you simply get another starting line.

Maria says:

“My story begins today because I feel like I’m always starting over.”

“If she can do it, I can do it.”

“No matter how slow you go, you still get there.”

And next? Tokyo.

Season 2 of My Story Is Not Unique starts with a woman who reminds us that you never really know where your curiosity might take you.

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What if the questions you've carried your whole life were never meant to have simple answers?In this episode of My Story is Not Unique , we sit down with Shahnaz, whose journey begins with a young girl asking "why?" Growing up those questions became a lifelong pursuit of authenticity, courage, and the freedom to choose her own path. Together, we explore the tension between who the world expects us to be and who we know ourselves to be, the stories we inherit, the scripts we follow, and what it means to step outside of themBecause sometimes the most powerful thing we can do isn't solve the mystery it's have the courage to keep asking.#MyStoryIsNotUnique #Authenticity #PersonalGrowth #SelfDiscovery #Leadership #WomenInLeadership #CareerJourney #Identity #Purpose #Courage #Boundaries #MentalWellbeing #LifeStories