In this powerful episode, author and performer Susan Lieu shares her journey of uncovering long-buried family secrets after her mother's death from a botched tummy tuck. As the daughter of Vietnamese refugees and a self-described "multi-hyphenate storyteller," Susan reveals how she transformed decades of silence into art, taking her one-woman show on a national tour and writing her memoir "The Manicurist's Daughter." 

From spirit channeling to confronting her own body image struggles, Susan's story illuminates the complex intersection of beauty standards, cultural expectations, and generational trauma. Her raw honesty about finding her voice – and her place in the world – reminds us that healing isn't just about moving forward, but about going through the darkness to find the light.

You'll learn:

• How to stop taking things personally
• Why you should feel it to heal it
• The truth behind inherited shame and how you can break free from it
• Why we need to ignore statistics
• The power of transforming your scars into superpowers
• Why you should trust the detours 
• And so much more

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