You will inevitably experience deep pain and suffering at some point in your life. But HOW you navigate through those times can make or break you. My next guest, Eric Russell, has been navigating people safely through these often destructive storms. Eric helps you develop a framework to integrate trouble as a regular and expected part of your life, and adopt strategies so you can respond effectively to difficulty. Eric's path that led him to this work 40+ years ago, was born from his own deep pains, sufferings, joys and successes. He says; "I have survived: childhood mental, physical and emotional abuse at home; bullying, harassment and ostracizing at school; relegation to the “stupid” learners group in elementary school; murder of a very close cousin; near drowning; poverty; death of parent; job loss; overt racism; almost being shot by police; spouse’s cancer; and much more including secondarily experiencing the troubles and traumas of my clients." 

In this episode we also talk about:

- How you can show up in life knowing that you’re going to be ok

- In a crisis how you start asking the right questions

- How our mind, heart, and gut all work together to make decisions 

Follow Eric: @ericowenrussellcoaching 

https://www.ericowenrussell.com/