15. Can you see my scars? Interview with Samuel Moore-Sobel
Happiness Solved
Sandee Sgarlata
5 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 28 May 2021
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
😇 Sandee’s maiden name is Moore, and they have a German background.
🔥 Explosion out of nowhere: Samuel’s scars started in September 2009. 03:40
🏥 Chemical shower in the hospital and heavy thoughts one 15-year-old boy has. 09:35
🩹 Debridement surgery and worrying is anyone going to love Samuel because of his scars. 11:19
🤩 Physical and emotional recovery. 13:37
💪 Samuel is proud of his scars and to him, they are objects of survival, not shame. 17:28
🤓 Looking at life with a different view. 18:43
👩👩👧👦 The help from Samuel’s family was crucial to him. 21:04
😢 Samuel reads a small piece of the chapter: Unearthing the past. 22:38
✍️ Samuel writes columns for the local newspaper and he does that for the past 10 years. 26:57
🌸 His book provides solace and hope to others. 30:28
😍 Samuel’s road had many curves but he reached his goal. 31:42
Connect with Samuel:
https://linktr.ee/smoore_sobel
Book: https://www.amazon.com/Can-You-See-My-Scars/dp/1645433676
https://www.samuelmoore-sobel.com/
https://www.instagram.com/smoore_sobel/?
Connect with Sandee
Sandee’s book: https://sandeesgarlata.com/the-book
https://www.facebook.com/coachsandeesgarlata/
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is Happiness Salt with America's Happiness Coach, Sandy Scarlotta. |
| 0:25.4 | Hello everyone and welcome to Happiness Salt. |
| 0:28.8 | So happy you're here today. |
| 0:30.5 | So on today's episode, I am going to be speaking with Samuel Morsobel. |
| 0:35.6 | He is an author, speaker, and colonist. |
| 0:38.6 | His debut memoir, Can You See My Scars, was released last September. |
| 0:45.0 | This is probably one of the most powerful interviews I've ever experienced thus far. |
| 0:50.7 | And I almost needed some tissues, so I hope you enjoy it. |
| 0:58.4 | Hi Samuel, how are you doing today? |
| 1:01.0 | I'm doing well. |
| 1:02.0 | Thank you so much for having me. |
| 1:03.1 | Thank you for being here. |
| 1:04.1 | I really appreciate it. |
| 1:06.3 | So Samuel Morsobel, is that your birth given name? |
| 1:11.8 | Yes. |
| 1:12.8 | So my mom is more my dad is Sobel, and when they got married, my mom didn't want to change |
| 1:18.6 | her name. |
| 1:19.6 | So that was the compromise was have the kids be more hyphen Sobel, and they kept orange |
| 1:23.0 | in my dad kept Sobel. |
| 1:24.2 | So it's confused the world ever since. |
| 1:27.7 | Well, I kind of assumed that was the case, but my maiden name is more. |
| 1:33.6 | Oh, wow. |
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