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This Is Your Strange and Beautiful Life

Welcome to This Is Your Strange and Beautiful Life! In this podcast, writer Erica J. Schmidt talks to people who may—or may not—have had the chance to transform their lives into spectacular TED talks. Cherished guests include Erica’s beloved grandmother, talented fringe performers, and more fascinating folks from across generations and communities. Discover new takes on creativity, morning routines, art, mental health, eating disorder recovery, perfectionism, and healing, plus a loving advice column

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Painting Boundaries with Bean Nunnerley

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2023/06/20

CONTENT WARNING: Suicidal ideation and a suicide attempt. Please see time stamps below.Bean Nunnerley is an artist, massage therapist, self-taught, builder, mother, swimmer, and long-time singer in the Montréal women’s choir Choeur Maha. I met Bean at a birthday weekend at her exquisite DIY island cottage. I knew she’d be the perfect guest when, during an unbridled discussion about boundaries, Bean asked me, “What colours are yours?” In this wholehearted episode, we dive into boundaries, mental

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Stealing the Last Laugh With Francesca Esguerra

This Is Your Strange and Beautiful Life ·

2023/05/30

Today, we have Francesca Esguerra, writer, performer, and cherished member of the Montréal storytelling community. Enjoy Francesca’s unrivalled wisdom on how to: - Survive and thrive as an only child- Become and stay fearlessly creative (+ BONUS pro tips on procrastination)- Use humour to redeem heartbreak, STIs, and other tragic circumstances- Weed out boring online dating peeps by being 150% yourself.Plus, what it’s like to work as a play and drama therapist, whether that means pretending you’re a

Default Creative Settings With Paul de Tourreil

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2023/05/15

Back for more, we have Part 2 of my interview with Paul de Tourreil. It’s a celebration of honesty, creativity, self-love, perseverance, and the daily joys of being a person. We return to Attached’s Letter, where Paul offers zero-bullshit advice. Attached’s fraught situation leads Paul to get vulnerable about his recent romantic struggles, and how his default adult settings might have derailed a good thing. Luckily, the ensuing revelations left Paul with magnificent fodder for his fringe show which

Default Adult Settings With Paul de Tourreil

This Is Your Strange and Beautiful Life ·

2023/05/15

This Is Your Strange and Beautiful Life is delighted to welcome Paul deTourreil. Paul is a writer, fight choreographer, non-practising biologist, retired kung fu teacher, and self-described Swiss-Indian weirdo.He has written, produced and directed countless plays as part of the Montréal Fringe Festival. This year, 2023, Paul is thrilled to be performing his first ever solo show, 9 Lives, 8 Near Misses: life lessons from near-death events.In Part1 of Paul’s two-part interview, we talk about

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Making It Fun With Mary Owen

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2023/05/14

Everyone says they have the best grandma. Not everyone is right. I am right. My grandma is the best. Her name is Mary Louise Adamson Owen, and back in March, she agreed to be my very first guest on This Is Your Strange and Beautiful Life. “I can’t believe we’re doing this,” she said as we started recording. A natural podcast star, Mary shares about her first memories (and mishaps), her time in the Navy, suitors lost in WWII, motherhood, marriage, divorce, career changes, her renaissance after 50,

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Taking the Pressure Off with Erica J. Schmidt

This Is Your Strange and Beautiful Life ·

2023/05/10

It’s a miracle! I managed to launch my podcast. Welcome to This Is Your Strange and Beautiful Life, a podcast where I talk to people who may—or may not—have had the chance to transform their lives into a spectacular TED talk. In this debut solo episode, I introduce the show and do my best to interview myself. I revisit academic highlights from Mrs. Vanden Bosch’s grade one class circa 1991. Next, I unpack my very first morning routine, with accompanying thoughts on Gifted Child Syndrome. And I wrap

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