This episode inspires you to keep on moving through your most difficult situations to get to the life that is waiting for you.

Miriam Diaz Gilbert is a very proud Puertorriqueña, whose mother taught her how to stand up for herself, after a first grade teacher placed a sandwich board over her with the words 'Chatterbox', in bold red letters, and left her in the school hallway.

To this day, Miriam refuses to let anyone silence her.

Miriam is an ultra runner, starting her 43rd event, the day after this episode drops, running for 72 hours and as far as her body will take her. The mantra that gets her to the finish line is the same as the one that gets her through devastating illnesses and challenges: "There's life waiting for you at the end of the struggle."

Miriam holds multiple graduate degrees in English as a Second Language and Theology. She is a vivacious painter, published author and professor for almost 30 years.

Her memoir, 'Come What May, I Want to Run: A Memoir of the Saving Grace of Ultrarunning in Overwhelming Times', is her latest publication, emphasizing her long distances as "healing miles". Miriam is working on a cookbook memoir with recipes that heal the body from contaminants in the American diet.

Highlights:

• Discovering Self Identity in a Bilingual Household
• Burden of Being the Eldest Latina Daughter
• Understanding Racial Identity and Privilege
• Lessons From Childhood: Speaking Up and Resilience
• Running to Overcome Bullying in the Workplace
• The Power of Faith to Endure
• Running as a Pilgrimage of Gratitude
• How Miriam Healed Herself After 26 years of Throat Impactions

Takeaways:

• Speak up for yourself with confidence
• Empathize with each person's situation and beliefs
• Go as far as you can and be proud
• There is more life waiting for you beyond the difficulties
• Life is invaluable, invest in yourself for longevity

Reach out to Miriam Diaz Gilbert on her website and on Instagram, Threads and X at UltraMiriam

Purchase her book, 'Come What May, I Want to Run' on her website, at your local bookstore, Bookshop, and other big stores

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