Almost Married Off at 12

EPISODE 8: Almost Married Off at 12 with Angie McLachlan

What kind of life must you have lived, when friends ask mutual friends if everything you say about your life is actually true?

I invited my wife, Angie to the podcast, not because Ang is my wife, but because having lived with Ang for 14 years, I see the other side of having lived that interesting life which makes people ask such questions. The lives that challenge us are also the lives that aren’t seen because people don’t quite believe your truth.

Ang grew up with an absent father and a mother with manic depression. Add neurodiversity and being gay in there too and you start to appreciate the challenges, the grace, the opportunities, the wisdom that Ang holds.

Angie talks candidly about her childhood, how it’s impacted their adult life and important relationships, plus offers us an opportunity to reflect upon our own hardships to see if we can see them through new eyes.

In this Episode:

Navigating disability and mental illness
The importance of your ‘safe people’ in life
The power of objects for triggering memory
When your wounds help others towards emotional freedom
Reframing a childhood with adult eyes

Trigger Warning

The podcast includes mention of a golly doll. The doll was given to Ang by her father in recognition of her African childhood, which is very dear to her heart. We acknowledge that the use of the word also represents outdated cultural depictions and advise listener discretion.

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