Kimberly Shannon Murphy, GLIMMER: A Story of Survival, Hope, and Healing
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Zibby Owens
4.5 • 644 Ratings
🗓️ 16 December 2023
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Zibby interviews Kimberly Shannon Murphy, one of the most successful stuntwomen in Hollywood, about GLIMMER: A STORY OF SURVIVAL, HOPE, AND HEALING, a raw and honest memoir about surviving her traumatic childhood, marked by sexual abuse at the hands of her grandfather. Kimberly reflects on how her professional choices have been influenced by her past experiences. She also discusses the healing process, the importance of acknowledging pain, and the impact of family dynamics on her trauma. Despite the challenges, Kimberly's story is one of resilience, emphasizing self-worth, love, and hope. She plans to adapt her memoir into a film and continues to find peace and gratitude in life.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Zibi Owens, and you're listening to Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books. |
| 0:06.7 | This 30-minute podcast features a new author interviewed by me every single day, 365 days a year, for about 30 minutes. |
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| 0:53.3 | 2018 and no matter what i do this is basically my of all of it and started in 2018. And no matter what I do, this is basically |
| 0:56.5 | my favorite thing. Enjoy. Kimberly Shannon Murphy is the author of Glimmer, a story of |
| 1:06.3 | survival, hope, and healing. By the way, I absolutely love this book. Kimberly is a leading Hollywood stuntwoman |
| 1:13.0 | who has served as a double for numerous A-list actresses performing in 133 feature films and |
| 1:18.4 | television shows, including Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Captain America, The Eternals, the Old Guard, |
| 1:23.8 | Birdbox, The Hunger Games, the Lone Ranger, Salt, Enchanted, Marvel's Agent Carter, Euphoria, Big Little Lies, and Westworld. |
| 1:30.7 | A Taekwondo Black Belt. She received the 2020 Taurus World Stunt Award for Best Fight in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. |
| 1:38.0 | She is a two-time Screen Actors Guild Award winner for Best Stunt Ensemble and has been recognized with numerous award nominations, and since |
| 1:45.2 | 2018 has also worked as a stunt coordinator. Kimberly currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband, |
| 1:51.0 | the stuntman and stunt coordinator Casey O'Neill, who she met on the set of night and day |
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