How She Got Here

How She Got Here

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  • How Jewish, Christian and Muslim women unite over similarities in their respective faiths; Daughters of Abraham Part 1

    Daughters
    of Abraham Part 1



    What happens when a bunch of Jewish,
    Christian and Muslim women get together to talk about their respective
    faiths?  A lot of laughing, crying and
    really good eating.  The Daughters of
    Abraham are forging friendships that might surprise you.







    Show Notes:



    What if we could figure out a way to
    come together over our similarities rather than be consumed by our
    differences? 



    We all handle life altering moments
    differently.  After 9/11, Janice Harris
    Lord remembered what her son Steve had said after coming back from Desert
    Storm. “People who can pray together ought not to be killing one another.”  With that thought as her guide she sought out
    a way to connect the women of the three Abrahamic faiths (Jewish, Christian and
    Muslim women) and from this The Daughters of Abraham was born.



    Does Daughters of Abraham recognize
    the differences in the three faiths? 
    Absolutely!  However, the focus is
    placed on similarities with open hearts and minds.  Janice and Dawn both go on to say their faith
    has been strengthened thanks to this group and that a questioned faith is a
    deeper faith.



    A few of my favorite take aways:



    – Getting to know people on an
    individual level promotes understanding and helps stamp out “othering”



    * It’s okay to ask questions.  Curiosity is a good thing and many people
    welcome it.



    – 
    Sisterhood can come in all shapes and sizes.  It does not recognize boundaries of age or
    faith.  These differences can even make
    the bond that much stronger and brighter.



    Links:



    Daughters of Abraham – website



    Daughters of Abraham – How to start an interfaith group



    Daughters of Abraham North Texas – Facebook



    Daughters of Abraham DFW – Facebook



    Transcript:



    Intro:
    Welcome to “How She Got Here – Conversations with Everyday Extraordinary Women.”
    It is my belief that every woman has something inside her only she can do. The
    more we share the stories of other women, who have already discovered their
    thing, the more it inspires, encourages, and empowers other women to do the
    same.



    Susan: Hey
    Pod Sisters, I am really excited to share this week’s episode with you. It will
    be a two part series discussing how Jewish, Christian and Muslim women come
    together to learn about each other’s faiths and break down barriers, creating
    the opportunity for open dialogue to better understand those that believe
    different than you, often even strengthening your own faith. This week, we will
    be speaking with founder of Daughters of Abraham, Janice Harris Ford, as well
    as Christian coordinator, Dawn Anderson. And then next week we’ll be chatting
    with Muslim daughter Angelina Tucker. Per the daughters of Abraham website,
    from the beginning the women in Daughters of Abraham were committed to a
    participatory democratic structure rather than forming a nonprofit organization,
    which entailed a vertical structure with officers. Responsibilities have been
    shared by each faith.
    42 min
  • One year anniversary: Live with the Texas Women’s Foundation
    How She Got Here, Conversations with Everyday Extraordinary Women is turning 1 and to celebrate…we went LIVE!  Come along as we celebrate Everyday Extraordinary Women with the Texas Women’s Foundation.
     
    Show Notes:
      To celebrate the 1 year anniversary of the podcast we went LIVE!  We partnered with an organization near and dear to my heart, the Texas Women’s Foundation and visited with two of their board members.
    Bonner Allen and Laura Nieto are both everyday extraordinary women in their own right.  In between raising families and focusing on careers they make time to give back to their community in a big way.
    They both fundamentally believe in the importance of making the world a better place, especially for women and girls.  We touch on ways you might get involved as well.
    There are so many common threads throughout their individual stories. A few of my favorite are:
    –   the importance of bringing women together
    –   Surrounding ourselves with strong women
    –   Supporting our “sisters”
    –   The power of the collective of women
    –   Having confidence and pride in yourself
    –   Following your passions and dreams
     
    This episode is so near and dear to my heart.  I can’t wait for you to learn more about their stories, but I am also really excited to share the history, mission and vision of the Texas Women’s Foundation and the XIX Society giving circle.  I mean, their catch phrase is Strong Women, Better World!  Who doesn’t agree with that?!
    Links:
    Texas Women’s Foundation – website
    Texas Women’s Foundation – XIX Giving Society Page
    Texas Women’s Foundation – Facebook Page
    Transcript:
    Intro: Welcome to “How She Got Here – Conversations with Everyday Extraordinary Women.” It is my belief that every woman has something inside her only she can do. The more we share the stories of other women, who have already discovered their thing, the more it inspires, encourages, and empowers other women to do the same.
    Susan: Hey, pod sisters, I am over the moon excited to share this week’s episode with you. In honor of the first birthday of the podcast, I invited a group of Dallas friends to get together and celebrate with the recording of a live episode. You can still catch the Facebook Live on my Facebook page, but I thought it would be fun to release the audio as an episode too. I had the opportunity to interview two amazing women: Bonner Allen and Laura Nieto, highlighting their work with the Texas Women’s Foundation but also learning a bit more about them as individuals and really having the opportunity to hear and understand their why. I hope you enjoy.
    All right, guys. So with me tonight I have Laura Nieto and I have Bonner Allen, and I am very excited for you both to be here and be talking about the Texas Women’s Foundation but more importantly, sharing each of your stories. Now, Bonner I’m going to start with you because I told you before we got started that I had a story to tell you. When I moved here in 2007, I don’t think you were the Junior League president at the time, I think it was Lynn McBee and I remember seeing her and I went… Oh, and she’s running for mayor and I don’t know any of her politics but if she can run the Junior League, she can run the city of Dallas. And I was like, “Wow, that’s a really cool job.” And then you were president for a hot second, weren’t you?
    Bonner: Yes.
    Susan: That’s what I thought. And I said, “I want to be her one day.” Yeah, you’re gonna laugh. I know.
    52 min
  • From “obsessive volunteer” to Movement Maker, with Terri Williams
    Have you ever had an idea or a vision you just can’t shake?  Maybe its been marinating in your heart for a while?  How do you turn your vision into something bigger than yourself?  How do you make a moment a movement?
    Show Notes:
    What if?  What if you finally did something with that idea that has been rattling around in your brain? What if you took your passion and created something bigger than yourself?
    Terri Williams says that all her life she has been a person that wanted to give people information in order for them to make informed decisions about their community to help it do better. Then, after the passing of her father, she took a hard look at how she was using her gifts and decided to take action on what she knew she should be doing with those talents.
    One year ago, this self proclaimed “obsessive volunteer” took her passion to a whole new level. She knew that the expertise, knowledge, and skills she learned from her family, her volunteerism, and the boards that she sits on were tools in her tool box that needed to be shared and not kept to herself. So she took it all and created the Movement Maker Tribe with the goal of inspiring others to create the changes they want to see in their communities and she says “I haven’t looked back at all.”
    Some of my favorite take aways include:
    – We each have a role in making this world work and making it a better place

    * Magic can happen once you decide to 100% lean into the fullness of your talents and skills
    * You can’t do it all by yourself. Assembling your “framily” is key

    Terri’s commitment to her own talents and skills reminds us of our own at How She Got Here. This March, we are celebrating Women’s History Month by committing  to 30 Days of Finding Our Extraordinary with resources on our website, Facebook, and Instagram pages. Join our Facebook community and Instagram community for daily reminders that are intended to pull you out of the hustle of life (even for just 15 minutes) and provide you time to focus on tapping into your gifts.
     
    Links:
    https://terribwilliams.com
    Movement Maker Worksheet – From Terri’s Home Page go to sign up and then once signed up it will be sent to you
    Movement Maker Tribe – Facebook
    TerriBWilliams – Twitter
    TerriBWilliams – Instagram
    The Association of Junior Leagues International (AJLI)
    The Junior League of Austin
    City Square
     
    Transcript
    Intro: Welcome to “How She Got Here – Conversations with Everyday Extraordinary Women.” It is my belief that every woman has something inside her only she can do. The more we share the stories of other women, who have already discovered their thing, the more it inspires, encourages, and empowers other women to do the same.
    Susan: Hey Pod Sisters, I am so excited to kick off Women’s History Month featuring my conversation with Terri Williams. Terri is a servant leader and fellow Junior Leaguer. She says movements are never started alone but they blossom from the vision of one person who is inspired, driven, and altruistic enough to dream of and create something bigger than themselves. A few movements Terri has been involved in include spearheading the AHA effort to pass smoke free workp...
    32 min
  • A new relationship with food leads to self love, with Priya Patel
    We all know the old cliche “everything happens for a reason.” Bleh!  Yet, when life does happen it is often how we deal with it that makes us who we are.  So, how do you respond when it hits the fan?
     
    Show Notes:
    How do you respond when it all comes crashing down?  It wasn’t until coming face to face with her own suppressed trauma that Priya Patel truly understood what she was meant to do.  This is how the Intention Table was born.
    In 2015, Priya began to unravel her life and began the quest to break through the barriers of hidden trauma. To help herself, she wrote and developed a robust curriculum, now known as the Intention Table. It includes programs that stimulate the body’s senses and cultivates an open present relationship with yourself through self love.
    She launched the first of four programs in 2018.  Known as the Eating Meditation Experience, the first program is her take on a Zen Buddhist meditation practice.
    Priya says: “I knew that I was disconnected from my body and myself and I knew that right here in front of me what was my drug of choice, food, was actually going to be a tool for me to heal myself by becoming very present with every piece of food during this meditation practice. And literally seeing it for what it was and seeing beyond my pattern of behavior, seeing beyond my needs to create intimacy with self and others. I unwrapped and unraveled to see the beauty in this eating meditation practice. So it became about me connecting to myself.”
    Before launching the Intention Table Priya first created these programs to help her discover who she really is, but most importantly,  she says: “just to connect me with truth without this sense of judgment, you know, just seeing things for what they are.”
     
    Links:
    www.chasesplace.org
    itsasensoryworld.org
    http://www.gaiaflowyoga.com
    www.theintentiontable.com
    The Intention Table – Facebook
     
    Transcript
    Welcome: Welcome to “How She Got Here – Conversations with Everyday Extraordinary Women.” It is my belief that every woman has something inside her only she can do. The more we share the stories of other women, who have already discovered their thing, the more it inspires, encourages, and empowers other women to do the same.
    Intro: Hey Pod Sisters. My guest today is Priya Patel. Priya is a certified mindfulness, meditation and Yoga coach that has a profound understanding that our bodies are faithful partners that carry the load life may present. Her teaching philosophy is the concept that housed in every one of us is the intrinsic knowledge and capability to heal even the most devastating of wounds. Prior to coaching adults, Priya taught children with special needs and specialized in the sensory system in communication. In 2010 her holistic approach to education led her to co-develop a school for children with special needs that today serves over 40 children in Dallas, Texas. In 2015, Priya began to unravel her life and began the quest to break through the barriers of hidden and suppressed trauma. To help herself, she wrote and developed a robust curriculum, now known as the Intention Table. It includes programs that stimulate the body’s senses and cultivates an open present relationship with yourself through self love. It is being used to help unravel, accept and move through life with a love based attitude. Priya’s gift is teaching people the art of self-inquiry to exercise the choice to meet circumstances, people in challenges with a love based attitude versus fear. She helps people see the truth within themselves, excavate deep rooted emotional wounds,
    49 min
  • Your Voice Matters: Our experience at the 2019 Women’s March
    Speaking your truth and using your voice.  It isn’t something that comes naturally for many of us.  Even in the worst circumstances it can be a bridge too far to cross.  And yet… What if?  What if you took that leap?  Would the risk be worth it?
    Show Notes:
    Is speaking your truth something that comes naturally to you?  Have you ever been too intimidated or maybe even scared to use your voice?  Liz Navarro is a professor, public speaker, writer and communications expert.  She and I both participated in the 2019 Dallas Women’s March and in this episode we sit down to discuss our experiences.
    In some ways it was easy for each of us to jump in and get involved.  Yet, there were challenges to participating as well; especially this year.  We each share why it was important for us to individually march this year.
    While the march itself was peaceful and full of a sense of camaraderie we acknowledge the underlying fear that participating can be intimidating and that initial fear of the unknown can and probably has prohibited others from participating either now or in the past.
    We both recognize that it can continue to get better, but I think we were both pleasantly surprised that (at least at the Dallas March) a fair representation of women and men from all walks of life appeared to be represented.  A hopeful step in the right direction towards equity and everyones voice being heard.

    * Many thanks to Hunter Folsom Lacey for allowing me to share her photos from the March. You can find her and her work at:https://hunterfolsom.comhttps://www.instagram.com/hunterfolacey/

     
    * A special thank you to the women who shared their voices with me for on the spot       interviews at the March!
     
    Links:
    https://www.liznavarroco.com
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RZrZrLcLR0
    interactioninstitute.org
    madewithangus.com
    https://hunterfolsom.com
    https://www.instagram.com/hunterfolacey/
     
    Transcript
    Intro: Welcome to “How She Got Here – Conversations with Everyday Extraordinary Women.” It is my belief that every woman has something inside her only she can do. The more we share the stories of other women, who have already discovered their thing, the more it inspires, encourages, and empowers other women to do the same.
    Susan: Hey Pod Sisters, I had the great fortune to sit down with my friend Liz Navarro and chat about our experience at the Women’s March this year in Dallas. Liz is a professor, public speaker and writer. Her goal is to help others find and share their voice. She has even helped me with some of my written content. Our hope is that by sharing our experience, you’re encouraged to share your own voice. I also interviewed a few people on the street at the march, and I’m excited to share that raw audio with you too. So without further ado, here is Liz.
     
    Susan:  Well, Liz, this should be a fun experiment this morning. I’ve already told my guests that this is not our typical conversation or typical interview, and I’ve kind of introduced you a little bit, but why don’t you go ahead and tell our audience a little bit about you?
    Liz: Yes. Well I’m so excited to get to talk to you today. I am just here I guess as in a lot of different roles. One is that I’m a mom and so that’s like one of my primary places that I probably entered the Women’s March,
    43 min
  • When you hit your breaking point, how will you respond? With women’s advocate Brooke Lopez
    Have you ever had a moment where you said enough!?  Brooke Lopez wanted to be a dentist and now she is in Law School.  Why?  Well, life happens. Plans can change.  When tragedy struck she didn’t just sit back.  She said enough is enough! She got involved and took action.  Now she is fighting for women and femmes in Texas.
    Show Notes
    Brooke Lopez is a force.  Many call her a woman to watch.  Why?  Because she is taking action!  We discuss everything from women in advocacy to menstrual equity.  Something, I admit, I have not thought enough about.
    In this episode Brooke shares:
    What it was like running for office as a young Latina woman
    The importance of advocacy and how to get involved (hint: it isn’t all political)
    The significance of women being in elected office ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ISLE
    The value of Menstrual Equity
     
    Links
    Brooke Lopez (website)
    Lone Star Parity Project
    Ignite National
    Texas Women’s Foundation
    Lone Star Parity Project Article featuring Aylin Segura and Menstrual Equity
    Lone Star Parity Project Article featuring Susan Long
    https://runningstart.org/our-work/
    Orange is the New Black (book)
    Lone Star Parity Project – Facebook
    Lone Star Parity Project – Instagram
    Lone Star Parity Project – Twitter
     
    Transcript:
    Intro: Welcome to “How She Got Here – Conversations with Everyday Extraordinary Women.” It is my belief that every woman has something inside her only she can do. The more we share the stories of other women, who have already discovered their thing, the more it inspires, encourages, and empowers other women to do the same.
    Susan: Hey, Pod Sisters. Today I want to introduce you to the amazing Brooke Lopez. Brooke’s passion stems from tragedy, and so the first few minutes of the interview might not be a great fit for younger audiences. It was this tragedy that prompted Brooke to begin reaching out to her local representatives to seek change as a way to serve her community. She learned early on that change happens through policy, so at the age of 18, Brooke gathered her passion for civic duty and ran for Wylie City Council Place 4. As the youngest candidate in the history of the town. Though she lost the race, she learned many invaluable lessons. Brooke has gone on to be an active member of Ignite, a bipartisan nonprofit that encourages young women to actively engage in the political process. She has also founded the Lone Star Parody Project,
    42 min
  • What does your personal brand say about you? With Lura Hobbs
    Lura Hobbs is an executive marketer, strategist, growth leader and catalyst for change.  Today she is using her expertise to help us unpack how to bring our full selves to everything we do.  How you show up is key.  This is especially true in a social media driven world. The person online should match the person you are in real life.
     
    Show Notes
    What are people saying about you when you are not in the room?  According to Jeff Bezos, that is your brand.
    Lura Hobbs knows that in order for your personal brand to be legit you have to be yourself.  You have to show up in life and how you show up matters.  This gets interesting in a world driven by social media. Does the avatar really match the person?
    In this episode, Lura shares some really inspiring insights.  A few of my favorite include:

    * Getting perspective from others helps you see your blind spots
    * It is important to know who you are and the value you bring to the table
    * No matter your level, your personal brand is essential
    * It is imperative to be thoughtful with your social media presence
    * It is okay to fail and pick back up again

      
    Links
    Lura on LinkedIn
    Lura on Instagram
    Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You
    From Good to Great
     
    Transcript
    Intro: Welcome to “How She Got Here – Conversations with Everyday Extraordinary Women.” It is my belief that every woman has something inside her only she can do. The more we share the stories of other women, who have already discovered their thing, the more it inspires, encourages, and empowers other women to do the same.
    Susan: Happy New Year, pod sisters. I am thrilled to be back with you all today. It was amazing being able to take a break over the holidays and spend some time with the fam and recharge, but I am so ready to be back. I have missed you. So my guest today is Lura Hobbs. Lura is an executive marketer, strategist, and growth leader, and she has worked with a few brands you might recognize like AT&T, Pizza Hut, State Farm, McDonald’s, and Frito Lay. We aren’t talking corporate branding strategy, though. We’re discussing personal branding and what that means today, especially in a digital and social media driven world. We discuss not only showing up in life, but how you show up. We discuss perception versus reality and bridging that gap. We discuss failure and getting back up. It is a jam-packed episode and no matter if you are launching your own company this year or consistently posting on social media, there is something in this episode for everyone. So without further ado, here’s Lura.
    Well, Hey Lura. How are you? I’m so glad to have you here with me today.
    Lura Hobbs: Oh, Susan it is so awesome. I’m so excited. I can’t wait to dig in with you. Your questions had me humming along just thinking through lots of different things.
    Susan: Well, that is so funny because you are already such an accomplished marketing communication strategist. I guess I put people who’ve been in the business for awhile on a pedestal and think, “Oh, you’ll have these off the top of your head.”
    Lura Hobbs: No, no. I mean we do. We can answer them off the top of our heads, but the reality is, you know, with a little bit of thought, it definitely goes a little bit deeper than the surface. So I’m a full believer in telling the real-real and not making it look overly pretty. So I’m looking forward to this today.
    Susan: I am too. As we get started, could you share with our audience a little bit of your ba...
    41 min
  • Supporting Women with Your Holiday Shopping
    Since the holidays are in full swing, I’m sharing a few of my favorite women-owned brands to shop.  Great products for gift giving or just a fun treat for you.  I share a little U.S. History on women-owned businesses and why I think it is important for us to support our sisters in their entrepreneurial endeavors.
    Show Notes
    The holidays are here!  Have you finished your shopping?  Me neither!  Out of ideas?  Our holiday episode features a few of my favorite women-owned businesses.
    To add a little context to why it is important to support women owned businesses I share a little history of U.S. policy and why it is necessary for small business owners and entrepreneurs to advocate for themselves.  If you own your own company or are thinking about your own start up, you will love this segment!
    Then, on to the fun stuff.  Shopping!  I share a few of my favorite women-owned companies.  These are all companies I have discovered in the last several years that are truly near and dear to my heart.  The women who started these companies are women we can all learn from.  They are talented and strong.  They inspire and empower me on the regular.  I have even interviewed a couple of them in the past.
    We talk everything from bath and body to accessories to sweets.  A fun episode for one of my favorite seasons of the year.  The season of giving!  The season of peace, joy, and love!
     
    Episode Links
    National Association of Women Business Owners
    National Women’s Business Council
    Jackie Vanderbrug
    Kate Weiser Chocolate
    Akola
    Link to interview with Brittany Merrill Underwood (Founder of Akola)
    Rosa Gold
    Thistle Farms
    Whatsoever Things on Facebook and on Instagram
    Two White Sheep
    Beauty Counter with Gina Curtis
    Happy Magnolia’s
    Art by Genevieve Strickland on Facebook and on Instagram
    Link to interview with Genevieve on the podcast
    Emily Ley
    Transcript
    Happy Holidays Pod Sisters.  Today we are talking all about women owned businesses.  The history of women owned businesses, where we are today from a policy standpoint and then a fun segment on some of my favorite women owned businesses to shop and support.  Have a listen and then head on over to our website where everything will be easily linked in our show notes and transcript.
    Happy Holidays!  Today I want to have some fun and tell you about some of my favorite women owned businesses. Before that though, I’d like to first chat about the history of women owned businesses.  Crazy enough we are only going back to 1988 (that is right…30 years).  Up until 1988 women who who wanted to take out a business loan could not do so without the co-signature of a male relative.  It could be a father, husband, even a son and he didn’t even have to be involved in the business. He just had to be male.
    These practices were changed via HR5050 (Women’s Business Ownership Act).  A bi-partisan effort born out of the 1986 White House Conference on Small Business.
    41 min
  • Finding Your Glow with Saren Stiegel
    Founder of the Glow Effect, Saren Stiegel is using her knowledge and expertise to challenge what the words leader and leadership really mean.
    Show Notes
    What picture appears in your brain when I say the word leader?  Do you see a leader as someone just at the top?  What if you shifted your idea of who a leader is and recognized the leader within yourself?
    Through the Glow Effect, Saren Stiegel is redefining what leadership looks like.  Much like my conversation with Nichole from Mommy’s Home Office,  Saren loved the idea of online business.  So she took her knowledge and previous experience and launched the Glow Effect.
    Saren has helped women partner across the globe to develop leadership skills horizontally versus vertically.  The emphasis being that a leader is not a hero.  A leader is someone who leads from behind.  Who leads from within.  Recognizing that everyone is a leader.
    Horizontal leadership is mirrored in Glow Effect events like Give Growth.  Instead of panel discussions speakers sit at round tables and facilitate discussion with you versus speaking at you creating the opportunity for deeper  and more meaningful conversation.
    Through this style of coaching and mentoring instead of being told a path to follow you are given the tools and encouraged to figure out your path for yourself.  Ultimately recognizing the leader already inside you.
    In this episode, Saren shares inspiring insights and her professional expertise leadership and starting your own business.  Here are a few of my favorites:

    * A true leader makes sure everyone who is participating feels like a hero
    * Micro impacts are vital to society. They also help you build confidence and make a difference where you are already
    * The most powerful thing you can do is create a shift within yourself

     
    Episode Links:
    Glow Effect – Website
    Glow Effect – Instagram
    Glow Effect – Facebook
    Glow Effect – Twitter
    Glow Effect – Book
    Glow Effect – Podcast
     
    Finding Your Glow with Saren Stiegel – Transcript
     
    Intro: Welcome to “How She Got Here – Conversations with Everyday Extraordinary Women.” It is my belief that every woman has something inside her only she can do. The more we share the stories of other women, who have already discovered their thing, the more it inspires, encourages, and empowers other women to do the same.
    Susan: Hey pod sisters, I am thrilled to have with me today, the founder of The Glow Effect, Saren Stiegel. Saren is a 30 something retired attorney who found herself burnt out, loads of self-doubt, fear of failure, and playing small with everything she had, a great education the perception of an amazing career, a decent income. She wondered if she felt this way, how do others with her same privileges feel? How did others feel who did not have her same privileges? In our conversation, we talked about starting The Glow Effect and how in the beginning a toxic ego, her words, lost her some of her best people. She shares valuable lessons she learned in the beginning and her definition of a true leader. We discussed the importance of micro impacts, the significance of internal shifts, and how to see our own blind spots.
    Hint: You cannot do this alone.
    A quick note to those of my listeners who might be listening with younger ...
    52 min
  • Follow your passion. What’s the worst that could happen? With Genevieve Strickland
    Genevieve Strickland is a full time licensed marriage and family therapist. A full time artist. A Mom!  She reminds us of the importance of doing what you are passionate about.
    Show Notes
    Do you have something you are truly passionate about?  Do you have something you do for the sheer joy of it?  Have you considered turning it into a second career?  If your answer is yes to any of the questions above you’re in the right place.
    Genevieve Strickland grew up on the South Carolina coast in Myrtle Beach.  She says she knew she loved drawing as soon as she could hold a pencil.
    At a college fair in high school she discovered Converse College, a women’s college that offered a degree in art therapy.  She decided to try the all women’s atmosphere because, in her own words, “What’s the worst that could happen?”  She not only flourished there, but gained a whole sisterhood.
    After earning her degree she got a second degree  to become a licensed marriage and family therapist and moved into private practice.
    Always creating when she had the opportunity, but as more people began to ask for her work she was inspired to try being a full time therapist and a full time artist.  So she took two business classes on using Instagram.  After that, it was on!
    As both a full time therapist and full time artist, art is still Genevieve’s passion.  It is what centers her.  It is how she cares for herself.
    As a full time therapist she recognizes that there is sometimes still a stigma around mental self care.  Although, she says it is no different than going to a general practitioner or OBGYN for a check up.  Brain health is just as important as body health.
    In this episode, Genevieve  offers inspiring insights and her professional expertise on both art and therapy.  Here are a few of my favorites:

    * Don’t be afraid to try new things
    * It’s important to mess up and fail – so you know you can start over
    * Therapy and taking care of your brain is just like physical therapy for your body

     
    Genevieve’s commitment to her own self care and the self care of her clients reminds us of our own at How She Got Here. This past October, we committed to 30 Days of Self Care.  If you missed it, it is not too late.  The resources are still available on our  website, Facebook, and Instagram pages. Join our Facebook community and visit our site to download the free printable for self care reminders that are intended to pull you out of the hustle of life (even for just 15 minutes) and provide you time to focus on caring for yourself.
    Just like Genevieve emphasizes, we’ve got to take care of ourselves, sister, so that we can go after those dreams of ours! And once we do that, we can start empowering other women and girls to do exactly the same thing.
    Show Links:
    Art by Genevieve Strickland (Facebook)
    GenStrickland (Instagram)
    Magnolia Counseling Associates (Facebook)
    Magnolia Counseling Website
    passioncolorjoy.com    (Instagram Classes)
     
     
    Transcript
    45 min

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