Adoptee Monica Hall discusses her journey from leaving corporate America to starting her own soap company and finding her indigenous roots. She shares anecdotes about selling peppermint soap to a gay community and the success of her products. Monica also opens up about her personal life, including her experiences with relationships and her challenging childhood.

She talks about her spiritual practices and the importance of maintaining a high vibration. The conversation touches on the power of storytelling and the healing process, as well as the impact of adoption on individuals and families. Monica discusses her experiences with family dynamics, including distancing herself from toxic family members and the realization that she had been enabling their behavior. She reflects on her upbringing and the impact it had on her relationships and self-worth.

Monica also talks about the process of writing her memoir and the challenges she faced in condensing her story. She shares her journey of reconnecting with her biological daughter and the complexities of being an indigenous person. Overall, Monica's story is one of resilience, healing, and the search for identity and belonging.

High Vibrations with the Author of Practically Still a Virgin

Benefits of Listening to This Episode:

1. Inspiration for Entrepreneurial Ventures: Learn how Monica turned her passion for natural products and herbology into a thriving business, providing practical inspiration for listeners looking to start their own entrepreneurial journeys.
2. Insights into Personal Growth Through Heritage: Gain insights into how connecting with one's cultural and familial roots can lead to significant personal growth and self-discovery.
3. Understanding the Impact of Adoption on Identity: Monica discusses her experiences with adoption from both personal and professional perspectives, offering listeners deeper understanding of how early life experiences can shape personal identity and relationships.

Guest bio:

Monica Hall is a speaker, writer, coach, and entrepreneur. In addition to working as a business consultant, Monica has founded several companies, including an eponymous skincare line and a successful business centered on natural, chemical-free body care, and has worked in advertising and marketing for more than twenty years.

Her entrepreneurial spirit is fueled by the often traumatic experiences of her youth, which helped to cultivate the fierce and fearless personality that prepared her to build and direct successful industry-leading companies. Monica loves sharing her story and giving hope to those in crisis, which she has done for over three decades. She devotes much of her time to working with women by guiding them through life’s challenges. This has been instrumental in her development, and Monica describes it as a life-changing experience.

Freely giving her time has helped her to shed a self-centered worldview and gain new insight into human motivation and interactions.

Connect with Monica:

https://www.instagram.com/monicahallauthor/

About Practically Still a Virgin

A gripping memoir recounting a fifteen-year-old adoptee's experience of rape and the pregnancy that changed her life.

Adopted and raised during Alaska’s lawless 1970s oil-boom era, Monica grows up amid trauma and dysfunction. As a teen, she rebels into delinquency.

When Monica is raped and becomes pregnant, her religious parents push her into giving up her baby, her only known blood relative for adoption. These events kick off a decades-long search for family and belonging.

Thread by thread, she weaves together the truth of her identity, pulled by yearning for her daughter and the mother who gave her away.

Discover how reconnecting with your roots can lead to unexpected personal and business success—listen to Monica Hall's transformative story today on Family Twist.

Chapters

00:00 Leaving Corporate America and Discovering Indigenous Roots

00:58 Selling Peppermint Soap to the Gay Community

06:28 Maintaining a High Vibration: Monica's SpiritualPractices

29:29 Navigating Toxic Family Dynamics

32:22 The Challenges of Writing a Memoir

34:15 Reconnecting with Biological Family

37:06 Embracing Indigenous Identity

41:23 Resilience and Healing

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