Episode 313: Mary Payne Moran

On April 19, 1995, a 15 -year-old student is in class at her school in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Suddenly, the classroom shakes as the impact of a bomb is detonated outside the Alfred P Murrah Building. This is the second time in the young teen has been close to danger in her life, surviving an armed hold up four years earlier. As the young woman pursues her dreams of becoming a sought after chef, she continues to encounter mutiple life threatening events, including more gun violence, a bombing in Europe, and a narrow escape from an airplane crash, even after moving across the country to California,. In episode 313, Jac and Alexis speak with renowned celebrity chef, nutritionist, blogger, mom, and author, Mary Payne Moran about her brushes with multiple life-altering incidents, and discuss not only Mary’s repeated exposure to traumatic events, but the way both this and her continued journey to healing has shaped her into the person and success she’s become. You can purchase a copy of Mary’s book here: https://store.bookbaby.com/book/the-vita-gang-mysteries 🎟 Catch up to FOUR bonus episodes per month plus full video episodes over on Patreon: patreon.com/thefirstdegree 📸 Instagram: instagram.com/thefirstdegree 🕺 TikTok: tiktok.com/@thefirstdegreee 👤 Facebook: facebook.com/thefirstdegree Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices