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62. Finding Your Way Through the Unexpected with Laura Bratton
What if the thing you never saw coming…became the very thing that shaped how you move forward?
Laura Bratton was diagnosed with a rare eye disease as a child and lost her sight as a teenager…several years earlier than anyone expected.
We talk about what it looked like to navigate that kind of change in real time…without a roadmap, without certainty, and without the option to pause life while she figured it out.
But this conversation isn’t about blindness.
It’s about what happens when life doesn’t go the way you thought it would…and how you keep going anyway.
We explore what actually helped her move forward, how she learned to stop fighting reality, and why “enough” might be the most powerful shift of all.
What We Explore
Not as buzzwords…but as real, usable resources. Why it’s not one or the other, and how the balance of both is what actually helps you move forward.
When the future feels too big, too uncertain, too much…what it looks like to narrow your focus to today, and why that’s not giving up. It’s survival.
How redefining what counts as “enough” can shift everything, especially in seasons of change, grief, or uncertainty.
Why pushing through, ignoring emotions, and being “fine” can actually make things harder…and what happens when you stop fighting what you feel.
Not pity. Not fixing. Not making things easier.
But people who believe in you…even when you don’t believe in yourself.
Why the uncertainty doesn’t go away…and what you can control instead.
From anxiety to grief to anger…why turning toward your emotions (instead of pushing them down) changes everything.
About Laura
At the age of nine, Laura was diagnosed with an eye disease and faced the difficult reality that she would become blind. Over the next ten years she experienced the traumatic transition of adjusting to life without sight. Laura adjusted to her new normal and was able to move forward in life as she graduated from Arizona State University with a BA in psychology. She then was the first blind student to receive her Masters of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary.
She is the author of the book, Harnessing Courage. Laura founded Ubi Global, which is an organization that provides speaking and coaching to empower all people to overcome challenges and obstacles with grit and gratitude.
Here’s where you can find Laura…
Website: https: laurabratton.com
Video Highlight Reel: Speaker Reel
And here’s where you can find me…
If you love The DASH Mindset Podcast, I’d be so grateful if you’d leave a quick rating and review.
On iTunes, scroll down, tap to give five stars, and hit “Write a Review.”
On Spotify, just select “Rate Show.”
Your support helps more people lead their lives…and lead others…in a meaningful way.
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By Sheri ZevenbergenWhat if the thing you never saw coming…became the very thing that shaped how you move forward?
Laura Bratton was diagnosed with a rare eye disease as a child and lost her sight as a teenager…several years earlier than anyone expected.
We talk about what it looked like to navigate that kind of change in real time…without a roadmap, without certainty, and without the option to pause life while she figured it out.
But this conversation isn’t about blindness.
It’s about what happens when life doesn’t go the way you thought it would…and how you keep going anyway.
We explore what actually helped her move forward, how she learned to stop fighting reality, and why “enough” might be the most powerful shift of all.
What We Explore
Not as buzzwords…but as real, usable resources. Why it’s not one or the other, and how the balance of both is what actually helps you move forward.
When the future feels too big, too uncertain, too much…what it looks like to narrow your focus to today, and why that’s not giving up. It’s survival.
How redefining what counts as “enough” can shift everything, especially in seasons of change, grief, or uncertainty.
Why pushing through, ignoring emotions, and being “fine” can actually make things harder…and what happens when you stop fighting what you feel.
Not pity. Not fixing. Not making things easier.
But people who believe in you…even when you don’t believe in yourself.
Why the uncertainty doesn’t go away…and what you can control instead.
From anxiety to grief to anger…why turning toward your emotions (instead of pushing them down) changes everything.
About Laura
At the age of nine, Laura was diagnosed with an eye disease and faced the difficult reality that she would become blind. Over the next ten years she experienced the traumatic transition of adjusting to life without sight. Laura adjusted to her new normal and was able to move forward in life as she graduated from Arizona State University with a BA in psychology. She then was the first blind student to receive her Masters of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary.
She is the author of the book, Harnessing Courage. Laura founded Ubi Global, which is an organization that provides speaking and coaching to empower all people to overcome challenges and obstacles with grit and gratitude.
Here’s where you can find Laura…
Website: https: laurabratton.com
Video Highlight Reel: Speaker Reel
And here’s where you can find me…
If you love The DASH Mindset Podcast, I’d be so grateful if you’d leave a quick rating and review.
On iTunes, scroll down, tap to give five stars, and hit “Write a Review.”
On Spotify, just select “Rate Show.”
Your support helps more people lead their lives…and lead others…in a meaningful way.