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Turning Trauma into Power with Maryam Banikarim
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On this episode of the Phoenix Tales podcast, we get to hear another inspiring story from yet another courageous Phoenix. Joining Yuliana today is Maryam Banikarim, a Purpose-Driven Marketer and Co-Founder of NYCNext. Maryam takes us through her seminal moments in life, from surviving the revolution of 1979 in Iran and moving across the globe to having to deal with her father’s death at a young age and then taking on a new role in the family dynamics.
Maryam shares some vital moments that shaped her and made her who she is today – a courageous survivor. But Maryam is more than just a survivor; she’s a fearless businesswoman, a loving mother, an inspiring person, and so much more. In this episode, she opens up about her defense mechanism - compartmentalizing emotions - and how it got her through the most heart-wrenching moments in life. Maryam continues to be resilient and fearless to this day in everything she does, whether that’s getting on a plane right after the 9/11 attacks or starting a grassroots movement to help the city during COVID-19. As Maryam walks us through her emotional journey and reflects on her key phoenix-rising moments, we get to witness first-hand how even the most difficult experiences can strengthen us.
Episode Highlights:
- Living through a revolution and becoming resilient in the process
- Experiencing one of the worst heartbreaks there is – the death of a parent
- Pros and cons of being fearless
- Turning traumatic events into powerful strengths
- The precious gift of helping others
- The song that describes Maryam’s life
Quotes:
“It was all out of necessity, so I don't know that I really processed it the way that I might today. So, you were sort of picked up and dropped into different places, and you had to survive. So, I would say it's kind of all I knew. So, it's hard to look back with that lens per se.”
“I think the way I got through life, for the most part, was being able to compartmentalize so that you could move on. So, I don't know, that was really the way I process things. I process by sort of putting one foot in front of the other and moving forward, not so much sort of living in that moment and feeling it.”
“I think, as you experience revolution, and you see what happens, I was drawn to media because I believed in the power of storytelling and the story of being able to change the world. That sort of became a seminal thing in my life in which I ended up working.”
“I was very conscious of never wanting to ask for anything or asking for help. That felt like a weakness, to some degree, a burden. So, I was very reticent to ask, and it's one of the things I tell my kids, I'm like, ‘People want to help you.’ Asking is actually, you're giving somebody a gift of being able to help you.”
“The song that was my anthem in college or high school was ‘I will survive’ by Gloria Gaynor. […] I don't know that I understood the full nuance of the song except that I just knew I could survive.”
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