UnFictional
Get Off the Couch
Sometimes the hardest thing is to find motivation to do anything at all. Just stand up and walk out the door… it may kill you, or it may change your life.
By Gideon Brower • • 28m ListenNote: This episode originally aired on March 11, 2014.
Banner image: Maureen "Mo" O'Neill, photo by Timothy Norris
In this episode
3 storiesSmart Old Broad
First… the story of Maureen "Mo" O'Neill. She spent her days mainly alone. She didn't have many friends, she was getting older, she didn't know who she was. After work she could never summon up the inspiration it took to get off the couch and leave the house.
Read the story12 minCouch Potato
Next… a family tale from Jessica Lee Williamson. She tells us about her sister, a self-described couch potato, who took a short walk that became an existential crisis. Jessica Lee Williamson is a writer based in Los Angeles and a Moth GrandSlam winner. Jessica and her sister Rebecca Courtesy of Jessica Lee Williamson
Read the story6 minOn the Rolling Sea
Finally…. After a three day pleasure cruise in 2001, Jane Houghton developed a condition that made her feel like the world was continually moving like a boat on rough seas. It made her physically ill, but all the doctors couldn't find anything wrong. She became depressed and suicidal.
Read the story10 min
