Leanne was five months pregnant when a blackout made her faint and fall to her bathroom floor while her other two children were sleeping and her husband was away on a business trip. Despite being awake, Leanne couldn't move, so she started to bargain with God. She stayed on the floor for more than 5 hours until she managed to take herself to a hospital. But that was only the start of the nightmare. The doctors couldn't tell what her condition was, but they gave her 5 years to live. 

She had some sort of degenerative condition on her brain, making her forget how to light the stove or open a cracker bag. After some years, things weren't getting better. Until one day, two years before the doctor's deadline, Leanne simply decided she wasn't dying anymore and that she would use the number 5 to change everything. 

Leanne Kabat is the author of The 5 Seasons of Connection collection. Her books take us right into those crucial minute-by-minute interactions where we either draw closer together or push further apart. Her first book helps parents connect on a deeper level with their kids, her second book goes into the most profound adult relationship we have, guiding couples out of Winter and towards their deepest love and truest connection, and her third book helps entrepreneurs overcome fears of success and failure to build a business on their brilliance. Leanne developed the 5 Seasons framework as a result of a medical diagnosis in 2006 that gave her five years to live, challenging her to truly live a life she loved. Fifteen years later, she’s happily raising three teens and excited to visit her 50th country when it's safe to do so.

In this episode, we talked about Leanne's inspiring life story and how she managed to always choose to be in a better place. We also talked about the period of her life when she thought life was sliding through her fingers and how she came up with her 5 seasons life approach. Leanne spoke about the importance of planting seeds of kindness and love and about taking care of our emotional gardens to have them ready to grow the right seeds. 

Some Questions I Ask:

• How do we decide? How do we believe when we don't believe? (20:10)
• So when people are in winter, and they can't believe what they want is possible. How do you guide them through the "I want it, but I don't believe it"? (26:52)
• Are there any tips for how to pull the weeds of our gardens? 41:35)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• Laying on the floor for hours. The beginning of Leanne's nightmare (4:21)
• Throwing away the meds. The day Leanne decided she wasn't dying anymore (11:12)
• Leanne's 5 seasons. Winter, Fall, Summer, Spring, and Crossroads (14:15)
• Going for a hunt. Looking for slight evidence of positive change (31:08)
• The power of making intentional choices (39:57)

Resources:

• 5 Seasons Life website
• Book: Leanne Kabat - The 5 Seasons Connection to Your Business Brilliance
• Book: Leanne Kabat - The 5 Seasons Connection to Your Love Partner
• Book: Leanne Kabat - The 5 Seasons Connection to Your Child: Lead Your Family from Chaos to Connection

Connect with Leanne:

• LinkedIn
• Instagram
• Facebook
• 5 Seasons Life Facebook Page

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