Susan, your host, welcomes Donnalynn Riley to today's episode, Donnalynn has been coaching business people to become masters of their communication, relationships, and success for over a decade. From a career on Broadway to being the CEO of a multimillion-dollar corporation, her journey helped her understand and create strategies for managing emotions and surpassing every goal. Featured on FOX, ABC, NBC, and CBS, Donnalynn is now on a mission to inspire 42 million people to prioritize their joy and emotional well-being so they can show up as the best version of themselves!

Key Takeaways:

• Donnalyn shares her grief story that began many years ago but was recently re-edited with the death of her husband.

• Donnalyn talks about how hard it was for her to function through grief.

• Donnalyn lost her husband and sold her house in less than four months, she shares the ups and downs of an intense and terrible time in her life.

• First, Donnalynn put all her belongings in storage until she found a time when she knew what to do. She speaks of the emotional value of certain objects, and how her relationship with them is not the same; it evolves with her grief process.

• Are you willing to go through emotions rather than sitting in them? Do you feel that your suffering honors someone's death?

• Climb the emotional scale towards having more joy.

• To Donnalynn it was essential to find something to believe again.

• Give yourself permission to let go of what does not serve you anymore.

• When you have massive changes in your life, your identity shifts with them, and you end up wondering who are you now, leading the path for a new version of yourself.

• Just breathe! Fill your lungs, notice it, and pay attention to the air coming in and going out.

• Donnalynn explains a practice that can help you shift your energy when you feel overwhelmed.

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