This episode starts starts with an encounter that has me sitting outside a coffee shop on the Upper East Side, age 21, when a purported mystic who can see the future approaches. "You're going to be a big star," she extolls. I smile kindly, rolling my eyes so as to play it cool, deep down wondering if she is right -- and kind of believing she is. Fast forward seven years and I am met with a question: Would I have developed the courage, gumption, fervor to chase my dreams had she not given me that unwitting push?

Episode 65:  I Am What My Mind Tells Me I Am

A ten minute digest from author, humorist and creator of Man Repeller, Leandra Medine. New shows published weekly. 

Episode 65: I Am What My Mind Tells Me I Am

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