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21 - How to Share an Uncomfortable Truth with Ashley Clark
In today’s episode, I have the privilege of speaking with a young woman who was given a story she didn’t ask for at the age of 16 – but since then, she discovered it’s a story worth sharing.
Ashley Clark is the founder of the Canadian MRKH Foundation which supports women with a medical condition known as MRKH Syndrome. MRKH affects 1 in 5000 women, and is a congenital disorder that affects the female reproductive system.
The result is that women like Ashley are essentially born without a womb. Ashley learned she had the condition when she was a teenager and understandably, it rocked her world.
Today, she’s in her 20s and a passionate advocate and organizer of MRKH conferences and fundraising events in support of ongoing MRKH education and community building.
In today’s interview, Ashley and I talk about what it takes to get comfortable talking about uncomfortable topics. We also discuss the power of community and how to share a story society tells us is taboo.
Here are my Top 10 Takeaways from today’s interview:
1. Owning and sharing our story can help us feel less alone.
2. Sometimes we’re given a story we didn’t ask for. But it’s still worth sharing.
3. It gets easier to tell your story the more you share it.
4. When we share the uncomfortable parts of our lives with each other, we feel more empowered – and we also empower others to tell their uncomfortable stories.
5. Don’t let society decide if your story is worth sharing; every story deserves to be heard.
6. Put your story into motion today by taking small steps – but always be focused on a bigger future goal.
7. Don’t get put off if someone reacts negatively to your story; that says more about them than it does about you. Keep going!
8. When we own our story, we begin to experience greater empathy for others and the stories they carry with them.
9. Be grateful for the little things; because it all matters.
10. When we share our story, we never know who’s listening or who we’re inspiring. So keep on sharing! Thanks so much for listening in to today.
EPISODE LINKS:
Power Your Platform Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/569102257443807
PowerHER Platform web site - https://www.powerherplatform.com/
Subscribe to our Story Fuel Newsletter - https://www.powerherplatform.com/subscribe
MRKH Canada - https://www.canadianmrkhfoundation.com/
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By Kerry Ramsay, Story CoachIn today’s episode, I have the privilege of speaking with a young woman who was given a story she didn’t ask for at the age of 16 – but since then, she discovered it’s a story worth sharing.
Ashley Clark is the founder of the Canadian MRKH Foundation which supports women with a medical condition known as MRKH Syndrome. MRKH affects 1 in 5000 women, and is a congenital disorder that affects the female reproductive system.
The result is that women like Ashley are essentially born without a womb. Ashley learned she had the condition when she was a teenager and understandably, it rocked her world.
Today, she’s in her 20s and a passionate advocate and organizer of MRKH conferences and fundraising events in support of ongoing MRKH education and community building.
In today’s interview, Ashley and I talk about what it takes to get comfortable talking about uncomfortable topics. We also discuss the power of community and how to share a story society tells us is taboo.
Here are my Top 10 Takeaways from today’s interview:
1. Owning and sharing our story can help us feel less alone.
2. Sometimes we’re given a story we didn’t ask for. But it’s still worth sharing.
3. It gets easier to tell your story the more you share it.
4. When we share the uncomfortable parts of our lives with each other, we feel more empowered – and we also empower others to tell their uncomfortable stories.
5. Don’t let society decide if your story is worth sharing; every story deserves to be heard.
6. Put your story into motion today by taking small steps – but always be focused on a bigger future goal.
7. Don’t get put off if someone reacts negatively to your story; that says more about them than it does about you. Keep going!
8. When we own our story, we begin to experience greater empathy for others and the stories they carry with them.
9. Be grateful for the little things; because it all matters.
10. When we share our story, we never know who’s listening or who we’re inspiring. So keep on sharing! Thanks so much for listening in to today.
EPISODE LINKS:
Power Your Platform Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/569102257443807
PowerHER Platform web site - https://www.powerherplatform.com/
Subscribe to our Story Fuel Newsletter - https://www.powerherplatform.com/subscribe
MRKH Canada - https://www.canadianmrkhfoundation.com/