Hidden Brain

My Unsung Hero: Wendy McDowell's Story

<p>It's 1979, and Wendy is eight years old, crying alone in an airport. Then she sees a woman in white walking towards her.</p><p>In a few weeks we'll be running these episodes exclusively on the <a href="https://hiddenbrain.org/myunsunghero/">My Unsung Hero feed</a>. Please don’t miss any of these wonderful stories —  subscribe now on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-unsung-hero/id1586880312">Apple</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2lBDAGE8UkizPEC2ZjmgaP">Spotify</a>, or wherever you get your podcasts. </p>

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