The Story Behind Caitlin Murray's Big Time Adulting
Big Time Adulting
Caitlin Murray
4.9 • 811 Ratings
🗓️ 17 January 2024
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
You may wonder why Caitlin so confidently makes fun of her kids, bemoans the trials and tribulations of nonstop parenting, dances her ass off in the kitchen like a lunatic, and rattles off pep talks to all the weary moms.
Today, we’re re-releasing Caitlin’s first podcast episode from 2021 when no one really knew she had a podcast. You will giggle and shed tears as Caitlin describes the life-changing event that inspired her to start blogging, posting on Instagram, and podcasting.
In December 2016, her 3-year-old son was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia which set her family on a horrific journey of survival. Caitlin walks us through the heart-wrenching moments that led up to the diagnosis and how it forever shaped and strengthened their family. She also talks about why this experience has given her a license to say whatever the f*** she wants. It’s a story that resonates with moms because it reminds us to trust our gut and advocate for our kids. And its a reminder that humor is essential when going through hard times.
Fast-forward to today, her son is now 10-years-old and thriving alongside his little sister and brother.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | I will never forget that phone call. I was shaking. I wanted to pass out. It was like an out-of-body experience. |
| 0:09.0 | I run downstairs to tell my husband, we pack up and we head to the hospital, and we begin the first day of the rest of our new lives with cancer. |
| 0:26.6 | Hi, everybody. |
| 0:27.9 | Welcome back to the Big Time Adalting Podcast. |
| 0:30.2 | I'm Caitlin Murray. |
| 0:31.3 | Why do I say that? |
| 0:32.4 | You know where you are. |
| 0:33.5 | Today, I am going to sort of reshare a newly cut, newly edited version of the first story that I ever |
| 0:43.1 | shared on my podcast over two years ago. It's an episode that had like no listens for a while |
| 0:50.0 | because nobody knew I had a podcast. Nobody cared. And it's the story of my big time adulting moment |
| 0:58.4 | that many of you know about that you're aware of. It's about a really horrific time in my life as a |
| 1:05.1 | young mother. And I certainly learned a lot along the way. Fast forward to today, Callum is is thriving. He's just turned 10 years |
| 1:15.8 | old. He is completely healthy, although he did puke last night with the stomach bug, which is |
| 1:23.6 | just another wonderful part of having children, just that constant fear that we live in of our |
| 1:31.0 | kids getting hit by the stomach bug at any given moment. It never ends. But without further ado, |
| 1:36.8 | here it is. On episode one, I mentioned I would describe a little bit more about myself, which is useful, |
| 1:46.6 | since I'm like a no-name person unlike some other popular podcast hosts who I love, |
| 1:53.9 | like Dax Shepherd from Armchair Expert or Bray Brown from Unlocking Us or Sean Hayes, |
| 2:00.2 | Will Arnett, Jason Bateman from that podcast Smartless. |
| 2:03.6 | Those guys are so funny. But I, you know, I feel like saying the names of these kind of podcast |
| 2:09.2 | giants and now hosting a podcast myself feels intimidating because, you know, I have no |
| 2:15.8 | background in entertainment. You know, I did star in a |
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