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April 22, 2025 61 mins

Podcast Episode Title:

"Healing, Resilience, and Self-Discovery"


Show Description:

In this powerful episode of Blue Lift, host Peggy Kingsbury sits down with author Marianne Richmond to explore her remarkable life story of overcoming medical gaslighting, navigating complex family dynamics, and transforming personal challenges into creative inspiration. Richmond shares her experiences of living with undiagnosed seizures, surviving brain surgery, building and losing a business, and ultimately finding her voice through writing children's books and a deeply personal memoir.


Highlights:


Marianne's 15-year struggle to diagnose her seizures


Overcoming medical dismissal and finding her own medical answers


Insights into building and losing a publishing business


The power of children's books as vehicles for universal messages


Navigating complex family relationships and personal resilience


Her master's degree in clinical mental health as a journey of personal growth



Join us for an inspiring conversation that reminds us that our most challenging experiences can become powerful sources of strength, creativity, and healing. Listeners will be moved by Mary Ann Richmond's story, which is a testament to the human spirit's resilience and the transformative power of finding one's voice. Whether you're seeking inspiration, understanding personal growth, or simply looking for a compelling narrative of triumph, this episode of Blue Lift offers profound insights into turning life's obstacles into opportunities for self-discovery and meaningful storytelling.



Follow Marianne:

https://www.mariannerichmond.com/


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Email: PeggyKingsbury59@gmail.com

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About Blue Lift and Peggy Kingsbury:



Peggy grew up in GA and attended the University of Georgia. With an undergraduate and a masters degree in Criminal Justice Peggy is keenly interested in how politics and public safety intersect. Peggy is also an entrepreneur, small business owner, and lover of the outdoors. Peggy became focused on politics in Tennessee when the supermajority legislature began making headlines for silencing voices, enacting laws targeting underrepresented people and refusing to listen to their con

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