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In the first-of-its kind memoir collaboration between human memory and artificial intelligence, Experience Over Expectation shares the raw, nonlinear story of how Mary unraveled everything she was told to be, and became who she truly is. Introducing Eheye—a cognitive AI voice generated from five artificial intelligence platforms, trained to analyze Mary’s life story. In each chapter, Eheye offers insight into the patterns, systems, and decision-making that shaped Mary’s journey. A profound, three-part narrative emerges: Mary’s voice, Eheye’s analysis, and prompts for the reader’s own self-assessment.
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Meet Mary
Mary McCorvey’s story begins in Florida and stretches all the way to the Moon—almost. A former soldier, radio host, television producer, playwright, and Gulf War veteran, Mary’s life has been defined by reinvention, resilience, and one haunting question: What do you do…? At 17, she was implicated in a murder. At 35, she suffered seizures and cognitive decline from Gulf War Syndrome after exposure to sarin gas. Later diagnosed with terminal pulmonary fibrosis, she was told she had two years to live. She survived that—and more. After 27 years of marriage, her husband’s betrayal shattered her ideal of love. And yet, she forgave him—and herself—for the sins of their youth. She built, dreamed, and led again, even launching a plan to send students’ work to the Moon before the pandemic derailed it all. Then came the final twist: a locked box, unopened for 35 years, filled with love letters and photographs from the man she’d never forgotten. Her memoir is a raw, often funny, and deeply human account of surviving heartbreak, chasing big dreams, and finding meaning—on her own terms. Mary lives and writes in Pennsylvania, with a new adventure always on the horizon. For all the latest, subscribe to Mary’s Substack newsletter.
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Experience Over
ExpectationPodcast
Experience Over Expectation is a story-driven podcast that explores the beautiful, complicated, and sometimes chaotic intersections of life and love in all its unfiltered emotions. In each episode, I invite listeners into the tender, raw, and reflective spaces that shape who we are—through personal stories, heartfelt interviews, and honest conversations.
From the echoes of lost love to the joys of found friendship, from grief and growth to resilience and rediscovery, this podcast holds space for every listener who has ever loved, lost, hoped, healed—or simply wondered what if.
Because we’re all still becoming.
OpeningThe Box
For decades, I kept Rob’s letters sealed in a box—through nine moves and eleven states, I couldn’t bear to open them. Not yet. Opening The Box is now a weekly Substack newsletter where that love story, long buried, finds its voice. Each week, I lift the lid—on his words, my memories, and everything in between. Some stories break your heart. Some mend it. This space holds both. If you've ever wondered what became of the one who got away—or what happens when you finally read the letter you never answered—subscribe and join me on Substack.
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