Trailer: How To Disappoint Your Mom

Looking back at some of the biggest decisions of my life, whether it was coming out as gay in a conservative midwestern town or dropping out of my ivy league master's program, I realized I was always obsessing over a single question: what will they think about me?

Welcome to How To Disappoint Your Mom! 

I'm talking to risk takers on how to give up on fitting in. The upcoming episodes will feature a Moth storyteller who finally felt free after quitting her lucrative job, divorcing her husband, cashing out her retirement savings, and moving to Ireland in the span of two weeks; a mom of five who had to leave the church her family had been part of for 150 years because she divorced her emotionally abusive husband; and an author/songwriter who shares the healing tactics she learned after being beaten by her mom and sexually assaulted by her dad. 

Here's what I've learned: the hardest hurts are close to home. 

What happens when we transition from making someone else proud to making ourselves proud?

Host: Elise Smith

Insta: @the.elisesmith