513 - I Was The Sick Kid with Writer Stephanie Mickus

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4.1 • 529 Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2018

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Writer Stephanie Mickus (Hope Springs Eternal, Too Soon) grew up a sick kid. Today she shares her story of how she coped, how she overcame, and how she found her way to Los Angeles. Listen now! Watch Story Smash the Storytelling Game Show on YouTube anytime! https://bit.ly/39OoTdw With your host Christine Blackburn and comedian Blaine Capatch, writer Danny Zuker and many more talented people like Wayne Federman, MaryLynn Rajskub, Melissa Peterman, Ed Crasnick, Wendi McLendon-Covey, and Greg Proops! Four comedians spin the Story Worthy Wheel of Truth and tell a true 1 or 2 minute story on the topic they land. The "expert judges" comment and everyone laughs their ass off. Story Smash sold-out consistently at the Hollywood Improv for 3 years. It's a blast! Check out the Story Smash website here- https://www.storysmashshow.com The Story Worthy Hour & 1/2 Of Power is now once a month on the third Sunday at 5:00pm PST, at Flappers Comedy Club in Burbank California! Watch 7 true hilarious stories in 1 hour! More info on the website- https://www.storyworthypodcast.com Please follow for free, rate, and review Story Worthy on Apple Podcasts here- http://apple.co/1MceZ2Q It really helps. Follow Christine and Story Worthy on Social Media- Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/storyworthy/ Twitter-https://twitter.com/StoryWorthy Facebook- https://facebook.com/StoryWorthy/ and at ChristineBlackburn.com. Thanks guys! Christine

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0:00.0	I want to advance my nursing career, but I can't stop working and spend a lot of money to earn a degree.
0:05.5	My family and my patients need me. At WGU, I can earn a master of science and nursing while juggling my busy life.
0:11.7	At WGU, we hear you. That's why we've built a non-profit online university around you.
0:18.0	Here, you set the deadlines. You take courses on your time, and you take the tests
0:23.0	when you're ready. WGU, the University of You. Learn more at wgU.edu.
0:34.7	Hey, it's Christine from Storyworthy. Today on the show, screenwriter Stephanie Micas talks about her childhood and growing up with an illness.
0:44.6	Sometimes when it was too much, I'd pour my medicine down the bathroom drain. Sometimes when I was supposed to be fasting, I'd open the fridge door, slam a slice or two of
0:55.1	leftover Mama's-Leslask pizza, wipe my face and emerged with just that icy glass of water
1:00.6	to which I was actually entitled.
1:03.0	I would fire doctors.
1:05.5	Not like ask my mom if they could never come back quietly later, but literally create
1:10.1	performative theater
1:11.2	where I bitingly uttered the phrase,
1:13.1	you're fired,
1:14.0	which would be ruined by Donald Trump
1:16.2	just a few years later.
1:20.1	Today on the show,
1:21.5	screenwriter Stephanie Mikes
1:23.0	talks about growing up with a serious illness
1:25.2	and how she overcame it.
1:27.3	Stay close.
1:33.3	Hey, it's Stephanie Micus, and you're listening to Storyworthy.
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