From "Boring" to Viral: Karen Smithson's Overnight Instagram Surprise Success [Part 1]

from Can I Talk to your Grandma · host Sarah Baumann

When retired educator Karen Smithson started posting her morning walks on Instagram, she never imagined one of her “boring” posts would go viral. In Part 1, she shares the story behind her sudden online following, her H.O.P.E. life philosophy, and her father’s journey from a sharecropper’s son to a college graduate. A story of persistence, optimism, and unexpected beginnings.Find Karen on instagram at @choosing_to_reset on Instagram, and follow the podcast @canitalktoyourgrandma on TikTok and Instagram

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