On today’s episode I speak to Barbara Smith about how a toxic marriage and overcoming cancer led to her reinventing herself and starting over in ‘paradise’. Barbara reflects on her life and the challenges that she faced along the way, and how these challenges woke her up to a life of greater purpose, passion and possibility.
Prior to her restart, Barbara spent 30 years living the Silicon Valley dream. She sold computers and software, raised two great kids, started and sold a company, and enjoyed the good life. A breast cancer survivor, Barbara left her alcoholic marriage in the middle of chemotherapy, got a job teaching English abroad, sold most of her belongings, and bought a one-way ticket to Thailand.
“Cancer liberated me, it freed me from the fear of putting myself first”, this allowed her to pack up and move to the other side of the world.
We also speak about her memoir, I Made Life My B****, and the impact she wants to make on others who are feeling trapped in an unhappy and unhealthy relationship or dealing with a cancer diagnosis.
Stay tuned, this is an episode not to be missed.