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Dani Shapiro Is The Only One Uncovering Family Secrets Episode 74

Dani Shapiro Is The Only One Uncovering Family Secrets Episode 74

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Dani Shapiro Is The Only One Uncovering Family Secrets Episode 74

FromOnly One In The Room

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Length:
58 minutes
Released:
Jan 26, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Imagine growing up not looking like the rest of your family, and having people make jokes like, “Where’d she come from?! She must be the milkman’s daughter.”
Dani Shapiro, best-selling author, and podcast host took an Ancestry DNA test at 54-years old and discovered that her family had been hiding a secret from her for her entire life.
But what would you do if you found out that your father, the father who had raised you, the father you adored, wasn’t your father at all? Would you act as though nothing had changed and go with your life, business as usual? Or would you start a podcast to help other people uncover their own family secrets?
More from Dani Shapiro:
Listen to the podcast Family Secrets
Check out her website for books, essays, workshops & more: https://danishapiro.com
Finding Dani Shapiro:
Instagram: @daniwriter
Twitter: @danijshapiro
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Released:
Jan 26, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Hosted by Laura Cathcart Robbins, a writer and a recovery thriver and survivor, Laura found herself in an all too familiar position. In September 2018, she was the only black woman in the room at Brave Magic, a famed writer’s retreat. After it was over, she wrote about her “only one” experience in The Huffington Post and comments started flooding into her DM. These comments were from people from all races, ethnicities, creeds, and nationalities who had felt “othered”. Laura beautifully interviews a person about their Only One story each episode and addresses as many of those DM’s as possible in the process. In this podcast, you’ll hear raw, vulnerable accounts from people who are, like most of us, just eager to connect. Our hope is that The Only One In The Room will inspire a change of perspective in how we all see and hear each other’s stories. We want you think twice before judging the person standing next to you at a party, in the pick-up line at school or in a crowded subway car. This is a podcast for anyone who has ever felt alone in a room full of people – which is to say, that this podcast is for everyone.