Stories from the Brink

Stories from the Brink

How real people facing real challenges overcame those obstacles and gained hope and strength in the process. Hosted by Maya Browne.

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February 20, 2022 48 mins

Find out what it takes to be a celebrated author.

On the episode host Maya Browne talks with Mary Dixie Carter, author of the bestseller "The Photographer." 

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What type of person gravitates towards a career as a pediatric nurse? This week on the Stories from the Brink podcast, host Maya Browne welcomes Liz Vaughan, who has dedicated her life to caring for young patients.

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This week host Maya Browne welcomes Arlene Gibbs,

to discuss her challenges of career and identity.

After forging a successful career in Hollywood,

Arlene, seeking a more balanced life, m...

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You live in NYC with your husband & young kids & are offered a dream job in a foreign country where you don't speak the language. What would you do? This week on the "Stories from the Brink" podcast, host Maya Browne speaks with Georgia Bush, Financial Sector Specialist at the Bank of Mexico, about this challenge of family & career.

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On this episode host, Maya Browne speaks with Franklin Sirmans, director of The Pérez Art Museum Miami, about a career-related challenge he faced, moving from NYC to Milan at a moment's notice.

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This week, host Maya Browne Speaks with Andrea DiNunzio, President of Lashify, about a career-related challenge she faced.

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Host Maya Browne speaks with Shirley Thompson, American Studies Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, about the recent health challenges faced by both her husband and son.

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Grammy Award winner Shayne Ebudo in conversation with

host Maya Browne about the challenges he faced as

a man of color in the investment banking world.

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Award-winning actor, best-selling author & philanthropist

Hill Harper joins host Maya Browne to talk about

the adoption of his son and the challenges (and joys)

of single fatherhood.

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This week's guest is Eric Weingartner, CEO of the Door, a non-profit helping the disconnected youth of NYC. Host Maya Browne talks to Eric about the challenges he faced keeping their vital services going during the pandemic.

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This week on the "Stories from the Brink" Podcast, Emmy Award-winning television producer Miguel Sancho joins host Maya Browne to talk about his new book "More Than You Can Handle", his riveting tale of the diagnosis and treatment of his infant son's illness.

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This week, Maya welcomes musician Paco Naveira aka Octopus Kid. Paco talks about his struggles breaking free from the corporate world to pursue his dream of making music.

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How real people facing real adversity overcame those obstacles and gained hope and strength in the process.

On this episode, host Maya Browne speaks with fitness trainer, spiritual trainer, and wellness coach, Kacy Duke.

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