Meg Bowles

This is the Moth Radio Hour. I'm Meg Bowles. The expectations we set for ourselves are often based on what we've seen or heard around us, our family's hopes and dreams, our successful friends, the people we see on Instagram or TV living glorious and happy lives. What happens when you manage to meet those expectations but then find they aren't the key to happiness you hoped?

This is the Moth Radio Hour. I'm Meg Bowles. The expectations we set for ourselves are often based on what we've seen or heard around us, our family's hopes and dreams, our successful friends, the people we see on Instagram or TV living glorious and happy lives. What happens when you manage to meet those expectations but then find they aren't the key to happiness you hoped?

When I asked our final storyteller, Salima Saxton, when was a time that your expectations did not meet up with reality, she said, usually when I improvise mealtimes. Here's Salima Saxton, live at the Moth.

When I asked our final storyteller, Salima Saxton, when was a time that your expectations did not meet up with reality, she said, usually when I improvise mealtimes. Here's Salima Saxton, live at the Moth.

When I asked our final storyteller, Salima Saxton, when was a time that your expectations did not meet up with reality, she said, usually when I improvise mealtimes. Here's Salima Saxton, live at the Moth.

Salima Saxton is an actress, writer, and podcaster. She co-hosts the Women Are Mad podcast, where she interviews extraordinary women and finds out where and when anger has been a positive power in their lives. Salima says, my husband and the rest of my family continue to bloom and look back on this transformational moment as a gift. It truly was the beginning of us becoming ourselves.

Salima Saxton is an actress, writer, and podcaster. She co-hosts the Women Are Mad podcast, where she interviews extraordinary women and finds out where and when anger has been a positive power in their lives. Salima says, my husband and the rest of my family continue to bloom and look back on this transformational moment as a gift. It truly was the beginning of us becoming ourselves.

Salima Saxton is an actress, writer, and podcaster. She co-hosts the Women Are Mad podcast, where she interviews extraordinary women and finds out where and when anger has been a positive power in their lives. Salima says, my husband and the rest of my family continue to bloom and look back on this transformational moment as a gift. It truly was the beginning of us becoming ourselves.

She's still working on not being a catastrophist and daring to believe that everything actually could work out. She says she now reminds herself to look for daily unexpected moments of joy, even in the midst of the mundane. You can find out more about Salima and her podcast on our website, themoth.org.

She's still working on not being a catastrophist and daring to believe that everything actually could work out. She says she now reminds herself to look for daily unexpected moments of joy, even in the midst of the mundane. You can find out more about Salima and her podcast on our website, themoth.org.

She's still working on not being a catastrophist and daring to believe that everything actually could work out. She says she now reminds herself to look for daily unexpected moments of joy, even in the midst of the mundane. You can find out more about Salima and her podcast on our website, themoth.org.

To pitch us your story, you can go to our website and look for Tell a Story, or you can call 877-799-MOTH. That's 877-799-MOTH. The best stories are developed for moth shows all around the world. That's it for this episode of the Moth Radio Hour. We hope it met all your expectations.

To pitch us your story, you can go to our website and look for Tell a Story, or you can call 877-799-MOTH. That's 877-799-MOTH. The best stories are developed for moth shows all around the world. That's it for this episode of the Moth Radio Hour. We hope it met all your expectations.

To pitch us your story, you can go to our website and look for Tell a Story, or you can call 877-799-MOTH. That's 877-799-MOTH. The best stories are developed for moth shows all around the world. That's it for this episode of the Moth Radio Hour. We hope it met all your expectations.