The Mary Marantz Show

Do you ever feel like your setbacks define you? Or that you have already messed up too much to ever do the work you were truly put here to do? That you are somehow disqualified before you even begin? In this episode, Mary sits down with author and founder Eryn Eddy to talk about impostor syndrome, self-sabotage, the lies we believe, and the self-abandonment we allow… as they dig deep into Eryn's book So Worth Loving: How Discovering Your True Value Changes Everything In this episode, you'll discover: Why you may have spent most of your life feeling like the underdog, outcast, or uninvited one Why there is BEAUTY in the breakdown How to identify the lies you've been agreeing with Why becoming deeply rooted often starts with a season of UPROOTING How to deal with other people's criticism so it doesn't define you and seriously SO much more! After listening, you'll walk away with a new commitment to be gentle with yourself, and the permission to walk in grace. As Eryn says, "You had purpose before any hard season hit, and God will repurpose the pain from what was meant to break you down to gift someone else the reminder that they, too, are so worth loving." Follow Eryn here: https://www.instagram.com/eryneddy Get her new book here: https://amzn.to/4iVcDJW

Do you ever let your PERFECTIONISM keep you from inviting people in? Or are you the one who ALWAYS hosts and your perpetual PEOPLE-PLEASING means you never quite know how to say no? In this episode, Mary sits down with bestselling author Abby Kuykendall to talk about how chasing PERFECT can keep us from doing the real work of SHOWING UP (both in the world and for your people!) as they dig into Abby's brand new book Let the Biscuits Burn: Cultivating Real Life Hospitality in a World Craving Connection In this episode, you'll discover: Why earlier generations had it "easier" when it comes to the lost art of hospitality What Martha Stewart (and the Martha of the bible!) can teach us about the pressure to be perfect.. and at what cost The crucial difference between true hospitality and entertaining The moment when Abby stepped on my toes in the BEST way… and the #1 thing I'm changing about my hosting moving forward! Some important BOUNDARIES to put in place now for the upcoming holidays and seriously SO much more!   After listening, you'll walk away with a renewed sense of how much the TABLE matters… and what we can do to both get back to it AND make room for more people!   Follow Abby here: https://www.instagram.com/abby.kuykendall Get her new book here: https://amzn.to/4461OOO

Do you ever feel like you woke up one day in your mid-30s or 40s and it was like everything suddenly stopped working all at once? Brain fog, weight gain, waking up every night at 3am… not to mention the RAGE of a thousand burning suns? In this episode, Mary sits down with bestselling author and medical doctor, Dr. Mikala Albertson (who is the author of Everything I Wish I Could Tell You About Midlife) as the two talk perfectionism, releasing control, brain fog, fear, anxiety… and navigating how to quit playing small in mid life! In this episode, you'll discover: Why it is so hard for women to even get to a doctor in the first place (let alone be HEARD once they are there) The danger of the "the illusory truth effect" and getting all your medical advice from TikTok Why Radical Acceptance does not equal Apathy How chronic stress must be moved THROUGH the body in order to complete the "stress response cycle" What causes anxiety and OCD to spike during perimenopause and seriously SO much more!   After listening, you'll walk away on a renewed mission to love the body you have right NOW and to make the changes to best support it. What you do now, TODAY… your 80-something self will thank you for it!   Follow Mikala here: https://www.instagram.com/mikalaalbertsonmd Get her new book here: https://amzn.to/3JQr44F

Do you ever feel like you are doomed to fail at marriage because that's all you saw growing up? Even if you are nowhere near getting married, do you feel like there are people in your life who just always have a way of bringing out the WORST in you? In this episode, Mary sits down with bestselling author and podcast host of The Enneagram and Marriage Podcast, Christa Hardin to talk about understanding both our strengths AND our weaknesses so we can show up and shine brighter (GLOW, if you will) in the world! In this episode, you'll discover: Why there are no perfect pairings within the Enneagram system. There are no pairs that are more or less compatible. Why Carl Jung said, "The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is ANY reaction at all, both are transformed." The 6 Stages of The Enneagram Glow (including the throwing shade stage) How the Availability Bias tells us we have reasons we act certain ways, so we are deserving of grace… while others are NOT. The tension of "generational layering"- that makes most of us feel like we are doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past- and the free will to forge a new path. and seriously SO much more!   After listening, you'll walk away with a renewed mission to love the people right in front of you for ALL the different parts of them, the light and the shadow… and to love YOURSELF like that too! Follow Christa here: https://www.instagram.com/enneagramandmarriage/ Get her new book here: https://amzn.to/4ojZyLP

Do you ever feel like there are tables that you will NEVER be invited to? Have you been burned by a "cool girl" circle that left you feeling like it would be better to go it alone than EVER deal with that kind of drama again? In this episode, Mary sits down with USA Today Bestselling Author Natalie Runion to talk comparison, competitiveness, and SHRINKING ourselves down so that others don't feel INTIMIDATED as they dig into her BRAND NEW book I Don't Even Like Women (And Other Lies That Get In the Way of Sacred Sisterhood) In this episode, you'll discover: The different scripts the world tells us to believe about other women The scarcity that is born out of the lie that women "age out" of positions of leadership and relevancy Why the knee-jerk reaction of "she's probably just jealous" isn't actually helping you The well-intentioned advice to be less intimidating that is actually fueling our loneliness epidemic The tension between "doing everything right" and still being rejected that keeps most of us hiding and seriously SO much more!   After listening, you'll walk away with a renewed mission to surround yourself with the kind of women who CLAP for you when you win… AND to BE that kind of woman for others. Follow Natalie here: https://www.instagram.com/raisedtostay Get her new book here: https://amzn.to/48QC38q