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What if the perfect plan was never yours to begin with, and what if a machine could help you understand why? For decades, Mary McCorvey followed a script: military service, a high-profile government and business career, success by all appearances. But after surviving sarin gas exposure during the Gulf War, enduring a terminal diagnosis, and walking away from a life that looked perfect on paper, she realized something radical: the traditional path is a myth, fraught with expectations of others, and yourself. She found true success, and gratification, in experience.

Experience Over Expectation is a storytelling podcast for people who’ve lived long enough to know that life rarely goes to plan—and beautiful things still unfold anyway. Hosted by Mary McCorvey, a Gulf War veteran, playwright, and serial reinventionist, this show explores what happens when we stop chasing the checklist and start honoring our lived experience. From long-lost love letters to second chances, invisible illnesses to unexpected careers, each episode offers honest, heart-centered reflections on identity, healing, aging, purpose, and the art of choosing again. This is a space for ...