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KiKi Maroon • TEDxHoustonWomen

The Beauty of Rock Bottom

Struggle is the gift no one wants, but everyone needs. KiKi Maroon is a burlesque clown who has been blessed with multiple “rock bottoms": In this talk, she discusses addiction, depression, and how she used pain to build a magical life.

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This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxHoustonWomen, an independent event.

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Struggle is the gift no one wants, but everyone needs. KiKi Maroon is a burlesque clown who has been blessed with multiple “rock bottoms": In this talk, she discusses addiction, depression, and how she used pain to build a magical life.

This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxHoustonWomen, an independent event.

Read more about TEDx.

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