Maria Bamford Didn't Wait For It To Be Perfect

Death, Sex & Money

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Business, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Careers, Relationships, Sexuality

4.6 • 7.6K Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2020

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

The comedian talks with me about what mental illness has taught her about managing money and allowing herself to be loved. Maria's new comedy special is called Weakness Is The Brand. Listen to This American Life episode 261 to hear more about the Gottmans, the husband and wife psychologists Maria has turned to for marriage advice. If you or someone you love is at risk of suicide, please go to https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ to find resources and someone to talk to. Sign up for our newsletter by going to deathsexmoney.org/newsletter, and every Wednesday we'll send you behind-the-scenes updates, podcast listening recommendations, and some pretty incredible listener letters from our inbox. Follow our show on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @deathsexmoney. Got a story to share? Email us any time at [email protected].

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0:00.0	Hey, I want to let you know that in this episode with comedian Maria Bamford, we talk about when
0:05.3	she's contemplated suicide and how she got help when she needed it.
0:09.7	If you or someone you love is at risk of suicide. Please go to suicide prevention lifeline.org
0:16.0	to find resources and someone to talk to.
0:18.4	There's a link in our show notes too.
0:21.2	My mom said when I play the violin starting when I was three years old and she said as soon as I got up on stage I lit up and I think that's always been the case for me that I feel good in front of people.
0:38.6	And I think it is the perceived sense of control.
0:40.8	Of course, you have no control at all but the idea that I might
0:45.6	with a microphone and a light bulb on in my face seemed very attractive to me and still does.
0:55.0	This is death, sex and money.
1:00.0	That's life. Sorry. The show from W and money. That's life. Sorry.
1:04.0	The show from WNYC about the things we think about a lot.
1:07.0	You must pay the rent.
1:08.0	But I can't pay the rent.
1:09.0	And need to talk about more.
1:11.0	Oh, I'm sorry.
1:12.0	Are you speaking to me or are sleeping with someone else? I'm Anna Sale.
1:19.1	Maria Bamford is turning 50 this year. She started doing stand-up back in her early 20s in public, but she was
1:26.2	working on bits much earlier when she was growing up in Minnesota.
1:30.3	I was a shy kid, My mom and my sister are kind of the bigger personalities in our family.
1:37.6	My dad would give me a time set at dinner time to talk. He would set a timer and I'd get three minutes.
1:44.0	Oh, how old were you?
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