Suzanne Rust

So how did your career lead you to coaching and what have you learned about yourself through the work that you do?

Yes, so true.

Perfect fit.

Just the way you've illustrated each of those steps is just on point for your brand and what you've, in your story, it all ties into that, I think.

And finally, you are right at the end of your story.

Inquiring minds have to know.

So you've met the man, you've been to the mansion.

What was the most surprising thing about that experience?

Well, Pamela, thank you so much for chatting with me.

That was storyteller Pamela Mitchell.

She lives in Miami with her husband and two rescue kittens.

We're proud to say that Pamela was a Moth board member back in the day, and we were so grateful to have had her.

If you want to hear more of Coach Pamela's story or are interested in learning more about how to make some changes in your life, check out her new Audible original called Mastering the Skill of Reinvention.

To find a link to that and see a photograph of Pamela, go to themoth.org.

Coming up next, a young man far from home holds on tightly to his identity when the Moth Radio Hour continues.

You're listening to the Moth Radio Hour.

I'm Suzanne Rust.

Today we're hearing stories about grit and gumption.

Fresh out of college, I wound up living and working in Rome, Italy for almost 10 years.

As an African-American woman, being in a place where I stood out so much gave me a heightened sense of identity and pride in my heritage, one that I may not have noticed quite as much back at home, where I blended in a bit more.