When I first heard today’s guest speak at a live event, I knew that I had to have her on the podcast. Her story of growing up in the Philippines in less-than-ideal circumstances is a powerful one that she is eager to share. Let’s learn more about how connecting with other people’s stories can transform lives.

Kareen Mills was born into a large family. The dream of coming to America was her escape from a not-so-healthy childhood. Her podcast, Being Motherhustler, is a tribute project to her mom and grandmother. Her podcast is ranked in the Top Ten at Entrepreneur.com’s list of 20 podcasts that will help you grown in 2020. Being Motherhustler was also named the #1 domestic violence podcast by Feedspot.com. Kareen was named one of the Class of 2018 Accomplished and Under 40 by the Vancouver Business Journal. She still maintains a day job, managing a $50 million bank branch. The reason Kareen is so passionate about financial wellness is because hers was nonexistent until she learned one of life’s tough lessons from financial ruin. This experience provides Kareen a platform to make a difference in people’s financial lives today. Kareen is a master networker who co-founded Game Changers Global Network, LLC, and The Woman’s Network. She is quickly growing her Motherhustler brand online and offline, and she holds space for the Motherhustlers and women through events, retreats, and group coaching programs. In addition to these endeavors, Kareen serves her husband and two sons as a wife and mother.

Show Highlights:

• Why Kareen is intensely passionate about holding space for women in domestic violence
• How Kareen grew up as a victim to Philippine culture, which teaches women to be enslaved to their husbands and never to leave--no matter what
• How Kareen was able to heal through connection and her project to honor her mom and grandmother
• How people carry their childhood struggles with them into adulthood and future success
• How Kareen’s intensity translates into her love for collecting other people’s stories and intense thoughts and conversations
• Kareen’s thoughts about nasty people and how she learns from them
• How Kareen wants to know what happened to people to make them mean and nasty to learn their stories
• Why it’s up to us to receive our intensity with either positivity or negativity
• How becoming a mother helped Kareen understand better what her mother went through and why she did what she did
• How Kareen gives grace to mean people because we never know what they go through behind closed doors
• Why you have to ask people about their story, which is really their struggle
• The cultural factors that affected Kareen growing up: her judgmental, Catholic background and the brand-conscious, materialistic culture
• How Kareen had to suppress a lot of her intensity before she went through healing
• How Kareen’s intensity has gotten out of control many times over little things
• How Kareen uses her fire for good in holding space for women like her mother
• How setting a routine, working out, reading, and writing things down help Kareen harness the power of her intensity
• A favorite book to recommend: The Traveler’s Gift by Andy Andrews
• How Kareen helps others use their fire by encouraging them to tell their stories because that’s where your fire comes from
• Kareen’s vision: mothering the world and teaching networking skills

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Find Kareen on social media: @kareenmills