Mental Breakthrough

Maryann Samreth•www.sincerelymissmary.com

By sharing our truths, we pave the way for others to feel safe sharing theirs. We all have a story to tell. Stories that can be someone’s silver lining. Stories of hope.

In this season she invites healers, coaches, therapists, and writers in the mental health and thought leadership space to share their stories of overcoming adversity. By exchanging our truths, we pave the way for others to feel safe experiencing theirs. When we share our stories filled with meaning and inner wisdom, we create a more compassionate world.

There is power in storytelling and sharing our vulnerable truths with the world. It opens doors to cultivate deeper connections with others so we can heal as a collective and breakthrough. Follow @sincerelymissmary on Instagram.

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Episodes

S1E11: I Wanted To Be A White Girl

In this episode I talk about my experience of growing up as an Asian American. There was a lot of shame, assimilating to whiteness, and also confusion of my identity. It was a constant battle of not being asian enough or being too white. I never felt like I belonged anywhere until I met one of my best friends in 4th grade. This friendship gave me permission to accept myself in ways I couldn’t get to, alone. Surrounding yourself with people who celebrate your multicultural background and love you...

Mar 25, 2021•16 min•Season 1Ep. 11

S1E10: This is Me Choosing to Let You Go

In this episode I tell you about a traumatic friend breakup I had the summer of 2019. My friendship with a best friend began to shift as I was choosing the path of healing, self-love, and growth in my single season. My friend began to side with my abuser and invalidate my experiences as a victim. I had to make one of the most difficult decisions in my life and let her go. Friend breakups are harder than relationship breakups especially when you’re the one choosing to reject someone to protect yo...

Mar 18, 2021•15 min•Season 1Ep. 10

S1E9: Become Your Favorite Wedding Date

In this episode, I tell my story about going to my friend’s wedding solo for the first time and how this was the start of me falling in love with myself. Society pressures us to attach our worth outside of ourselves, which made me feel like I was more worthy when I was in a relationship, even though the relationship was toxic. We are all capable of giving ourselves everything we wish someone else would give us. I hope this episode inspires you to fall in love with yourself. Whether you’re single...

Mar 11, 2021•10 min•Season 1Ep. 9

S1E8: Be Brave Enough to Ask for Help

This episode is to honor survivors of sexual assault and emotional abuse. My story can be triggering so listener discretion is advised. In this episode, I share how I asked for help for the first time so I can quickly escape my abuser. I talk about how I became transparent about my truths for the first time with my mom, who rarely spoke about our emotions, and how this led to dismantling the toxic Asian culture of suppressing our feelings. I also go into heartfelt stories of temporarily moving i...

Feb 26, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 8

S1E7: To the Karen of My Life — Your Silence is Loud

This episode is to honor survivors of sexual assault. My story can be triggering so listener discretion is advised. In this episode, I share a story about the Karen of my life. She is a woman, in my ex’s inner circle, who chose to turn her back on me after I condemned her friend for sexually assaulting me. I talk about how silence and complicity keep the toxic culture alive of letting men get away with sexual assault. It is so important for women to support women, believe in women, and stand wit...

Feb 19, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 7

S1E6: Don’t Move On, Move Forward to Your Future Self

This episode is to honor my favorite holiday, Valentine’s day! After learning to love myself, post-heartbreak, I was finally able to invite the right kind of love into my life. In this episode, I take you through the steps to move forward to your future self that is healing, glowing, and thriving. This is your reminder that heartbreak lasts for a season. Keep moving forward with curiosity to the potential of who you could be. The Breakup Workbook (free ebook): https://www.subscribepage.com/since...

Feb 12, 2021•16 min•Season 1Ep. 6

S1E5: Now You Can Dream Again

This episode is to honor victims of sexual assault and survivors of emotional and psychological abuse. My story can be triggering, so listener discretion is advised. This episode is a continuation of my story from the aftermath condemning my partner’s best friend for sexually assaulting me (Episode 1-3). I talk about how an inspiring pep talk with a dear friend empowered me to move forward by reminding me to dream of a better future without my partner. We often do not find people to hold space f...

Feb 03, 2021•14 min•Season 1Ep. 5

S1E4: Rejection Happens For You, Not To You

I share how I reframed rejection as happening for me instead of to me. I will be walking you through the way I reframed my mindset to overcome the most traumatic rejection I faced after publicly condemning the man that sexually assaulted me. I take you through my thought process from what I’ve learned in cognitive behavioral therapy. If you’re not familiar with CBT, it is a type of therapy that guides you to reframe your mindset and helps you control the only thing you can. Which are your though...

Jan 28, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 4

S1E3: The Blessing of Rejection

This episode is to honor victims of sexual assault and survivors of emotional and psychological abuse. My story can be triggering so listener discretion is advised. In this episode, I talk about the rejection I faced from my partner’s friends and family who knew the man that sexually assaulted me. As painful as this experience was, I now see it as a blessing in disguise. I was being protected from people who are part of a toxic system that perpetuates the culture where victims of sexual assault ...

Jan 20, 2021•11 min•Season 1Ep. 3

S1E2: The Reckoning of Sincerely Miss Mary

This episode is to honor victims of sexual assault and survivors of emotional and psychological abuse. My story can be triggering so listener discretion is advised. In this episode, I tell you the origin story of my pen name persona, Sincerely Miss Mary. She was created during a season of depression and in the midst of the gaslighting and victim-blaming, I endured after confronting my partner about his predatory friend. My pen name persona pulled me out of denial and gave me the strength to stan...

Jan 13, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 2

S1E1: You're So Vain You Made My Sexual Assault About You

This episode is to honor victims of sexual assault and survivors of emotional and psychological abuse. My story can be triggering so listener discretion is advised. In this episode, I share my story of what launched my healing journey. It was a season of toxicity coming to an end followed by a new season of brokenness. I talk about the storm that irrupted after I publicly condemned the man that sexually assaulted me on Instagram, because the man was my ex's best friend. This is my story of how a...

Jan 13, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Teaser: Introducing Mental Breakthrough, A Memoir Podcast

Maryann Samreth is the woman behind the pen name, Sincerely Miss Mary, a once anonymous pen name she created to rescue herself from depression, betrayal, and an emotionally abusive relationship. In season 1, she carries you through her healing journey from multiple breakdowns leading to multiple breakthroughs. Through her gift of writing, storytelling, and poetry, she reconnects with her Cambodian ancestral roots to break the cycle of generational trauma. By sharing chapters of her life, she hop...

Dec 23, 2020•1 min0

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