#77. Harnessing Nature as my Guide with Elisa Stancil Levine

This week’s guest is Elisa Stancil Levine. Elisa Stancil Levine is a world-class decorative artist and author of the book ‘This or Something Better’. Elisa describes herself as a writer, a maker, a nature lover, as well as, a little woo woo. In this week’s episode, Elisa shares her most inspiring life story, describing how she overcame adversity and the terrible trauma she faced from a young age, to how she became a very highly successful businesswoman, and the founder of Stancil Studios, an award-winning nationwide company. Elisa tells us that she was silenced as a very young child, and lived under a shadow of shame when she suffered the trauma of physical abuse from her grandmother and unthinkable sexual abuse at the hands of her step-grandfather. However, it was during this time she found peace in nature and began a beautiful relationship and trust for her outdoor surroundings. As a teenager, Elisa faced further trauma when her son was stillborn, and she felt she did not have a voice, but once again she found strength in nature and discovered that as a woman, she was resilient and could achieve success and greatness. Elisa believes that we all can harness nature as our greatest guide to living our most joyful and fulfilling life, just as she did, especially in the moments when she was silenced. Elisa shares many wonderful stories and the lessons that she has learned through the journey of her most incredible life. This is an awe-inspiring episode with Elisa Stancil Levine.

In this episode

06:06 — From State Park to Outdoor Theater 

12:34 — Elisa’s First Realization of Wanting to Have a Voice

18:20 — Elisa’s Trauma With Her Step Grandfather 

21:28 — Shadow of Shame From Childhood Trauma

23:07 — The Famous Nun: Sister Mary Karina

24:12 — Beginning of a Huge Pivotal Point 

26:04 — Misogyny in the 1960’s

29:44 — Another Crushing Time 

30:50 — Dealing With Tremendous Loss

35:01 — How Elisa Spent a Year With Her Son 

36:34 — How the Remodeling Business Began 

41:08 — The Mindset of a Problem Solver 

43:33 — Being Out in Nature

46:53 — Influence of Nature

46:53 — One of the Most Rewarding Project of Stancil Studios

1:03:20 — Handling Fear and Healing From Past Trauma

Find Elisa Online

https://elisastancillevine.com/

https://www.facebook.com/elisastancillevineauthor

https://www.instagram.com/elisastancillevine/

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