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Bio
Mary Andrews, "The Poopinator"
After personally experiencing the healing power of laughter and humor, Mary wrote
"The Poopinator: I've Got Good News and Bad News,"
which gives a humorous, but thought provoking perspective of how cancer
affects patients and the people around them.
Mary believes it was out of her darkest moments that her brightest light could shine.
She lives with her husband, 2 children, and 3 very cuddly kitty cats.
She is both an avid student and teacher.
After completeing the Empowered Spiritual Life Coach training program,
(www.CoachingFromSpirit.com), she is currently studying advanced
metaphysics (along with just about every other course of study that
calls to her heart :-)
"We are always evolving, changing and growing.
We are here to discover our creative purpose,
and to courageously and joyfully live out its authentic expression."
Mary
Mary on INTUITION
After years of ignoring my intuition - my "gut" - I know that for me it was no accident
that I was diagnosed with colon cancer, or cancer of "the gut,"
the place where hunches and intuition often speak to us through our body
(although not the only way.)
I had been living my life by other people's rules and opinions and had formed a dangerous
and unhappy habit of ignoring my own Inner Guidance, something we all have.
I am so very appreciative of another chance at life, and this time I'm doing it quite differently -
now living ntuitively. Of course I follow guidelines,
but now I make decisions and choices based on
intuition
It is such a FUN, liberating, adventurous way to live, and once you discover your
own Inner Guidance, and following your intuition, it's not an option to live any other way!
Screenplay
Mary has written a feature
length screenplay loosely based on
the mix of comedy and drama from
her experience with cancer.
She is currently re-writing it.
(again....)
"The length of a film should be directly related
to the endurance of the human bladder." Alfred Hitchcock
INT. MARY'S HOME OFFICE - DAY
Mary is being interviewed by Jack.
INTERVIEWER
Has the screenwriting experience
changed how you now view movies?
MARY
I am learning a lot. I have
a deeper appreciation for
writing and film making.
Now when I see a great movie,
I am both humbled and inspired.
Children argue off screen about the toy at the bottom of a
cereal box. Mary ignores them.
INTERVIEWER
Do you really think anybody wants
to see a movie about cancer?
MARY
The story is about people - our
mortality, and our immortality.
How we're all connected.
Cancer is just the vehicle used
to get us thinking.
The arguing gets louder, GLASS BREAKS.
MARY (cont'd)
Will you excuse me? I have to go
beat my children.
INTERVIEWER
Do you beat them often?
MARY
No, not nearly enough. That's
the problem, I'm too soft.
I usually use higher forms of
verbal communication, like
threats and bribes, but I don't
care what the books say, sometimes
a good ass whoopin' is the most
effective. Thank you for coming.
Mary on laughter
When we learn to laugh at ourselves in even the most embarrassing of situations, we are liberated, empowered, and ultimately triumphant over that situation.
At the time I was going through treatment and healing of cancer, I wasn't aware of all the health
benefits of laughter, like how it boosts the immune system All I knew was that smiling and
laughing made me feel better! I loved watching comedy movies, sketch comedy shows,
and stand up comics because I loved how laughing made me feel.
I kept a journal of my health progress, and also as one form of therapy, and noticed that in
addition to all the tears and fears from dealing with cancer, I recorded anything I found
humorous about my experience - procedures, comments, attitudes, reactions, embarrassingly
funny situations, etc. Sometimes it was dark humor, but it didn't matter if it made me laugh.
At the time I was diagnosed, I was 39, my daughter was 13 and my son was 11. They say cancer doesn't just affect the person who has it, but everyone around him, family and friends. Just like
every word and action has some type of ripple effect, every tragedy and every victory also have
ripple effects. There were plenty of ripple effects that me having cancer had on my husband,
children, my parents, grandparents, extended family, and friends. Everyone deals with things differently and everyone goes through different stages of coping at different times. It's a personal
process, which can lead to conflict and stress when the people around you are going through the process differently from you. Yes, there was plenty of conflict and stress going on, but looked at
from a different angle, that's what often gave us the most laughs.
Sometimes we don't see the humor until we look at a situation with hindsight. Sometimes we
have to cry and grieve before we can smile. I had to learn to be more patient with myself
and understand that it's all a process. Life itself is a discovery, and unfolding. I have come to appreciate what it really means to be alive, and to be grateful for the gift it is.
We need to FORGIVE ourselves for anything we are burdened by guilt about, and forgive others.
When we do that, we are instantly lighter, and the smiles and giggles come naturally. We weren't
meant to be perfect. If we were, God would have created us like that. The perfection and fun is in
the imperfection of being human. If we were perfect, there'd be nothing to laugh at!
The perfection is actually in the duality of our perfection and imperfection.
mary@poopinator.com
Gone Running Productions, LLC
P.O. Box 456
Englishtown, NJ 07726
732-252-9931
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