The Truth Behind a Mother’s Lies with Carmen Rita Wong
Directionally Challenged
Kayla Ewell
4.9 • 4.3K Ratings
🗓️ 23 October 2023
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Kayla is joined by journalist, finance expert, and author Carmen Rita Wong to talk about her extremely personal memoir in which she unpacks the complicated relationship with her parents and own identity. It wasn’t until after her mother’s death that Carmen learned the truth of her biological father and to the extent in which her parents went to feed the lie. She reflects on how her mother’s mistakes impact her own intentional parenting and how to understand parents as the individual humans they are without forcing forgiveness.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys it's Kayla. I'm so happy you're able to join us. |
| 0:07.0 | Hey guys, it's Kayla. I'm so happy you're able to join us today because we are all still so |
| 0:14.4 | directionally challenged. We thought we'd have it all figured out by the time we |
| 0:18.9 | were in our 30s but surprise. We don't and that's okay. What do you do when the results of a DNA test change |
| 0:27.8 | your identity as you know it? And why do families keep these secrets? |
| 0:33.1 | I am discussing all of this and so much more with our guest today, |
| 0:36.4 | Carmen Rita Wong. |
| 0:39.0 | Carmen is the author of Why Didn't You Tell Me? |
| 0:41.5 | She co-created and hosted |
| 0:43.1 | CNBC's on the money and she hosted marketplace money and |
| 0:47.8 | she heads her own production company with a focus on female-led |
| 0:51.4 | content. She's an editor and advice columnist. In regards to |
| 0:55.0 | Wyden to tell me, New York Times has said she is a master storyteller and |
| 0:58.7 | People magazine noted that her book is a stunner about race, culture, and the deeper meaning of family. |
| 1:04.7 | Well, we get into all of that, so without further ado, here is my lovely conversation |
| 1:08.8 | with Carmen Rita Wong. |
| 1:10.1 | And I am here with Carmen Rea Wong. And I am here with Carmen Rita Wong. |
| 1:16.0 | I am so excited to talk to you and talk all about why didn't you tell me your memoir that is fascinating. |
| 1:22.0 | Truly, I could not put it out and this is not just |
| 1:25.2 | me saying this because we are on mic I was glued to it my husband was trying to get |
| 1:29.7 | my attention and I'm like wait a minute one more page one more page I would love for our |
| 1:33.4 | listeners who haven't read it yet just to get a tiny little synopsis talk to us |
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