Girls Night with Stephanie May Wilson

Girls Night #294: How to Stop Letting Fear Run Your Life — with Mary Marantz

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Apr 21, 2025
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ANECDOTE

Mary's Underdog Story

  • Mary Marantz grew up in a single-wide trailer in rural West Virginia and was the first in her family to attend college.
  • She later graduated from Yale Law School and transitioned from law to a successful career in photography and writing.
INSIGHT

Poverty Mentality's Impact

  • Growing up without much creates a scarcity mindset that makes you expect failure before you even begin.
  • This poverty mentality fosters self-doubt and persistent feelings of inadequacy throughout life.
ANECDOTE

Dad's Early Educational Push

  • Mary's father, a logger with little formal education, feared she would struggle like he did at school.
  • He gave her early educational workbooks, helping her enter kindergarten years ahead academically, setting her on a path to success.
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