escaping child marriage at 12 to graduating from harvard w/ aria mustary

the first guest of 2025 and she's the real deal!!! this episode is with our good friend aria mustary, a harvard grad the escaped child marriage at 12 now helping other young girls do the same as the founder of mai soli, a foundation revolutionizing education for young girls in developing countries through empowerment and entrepreneurship. we dive deep on living through poverty as a eldest daughter on the edge of child marriage, the sacrifices her and her mother made for her family, her battles with mental health and adhd, and how she stumbled her way into harvard grad school. as moving as her story is, aria stays humble and lighthearted and is a huge clown and we're blessed to have her on please enjoy!!!

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