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Heather Prince from Essex, United Kingdom, shares her story of divorce and trying to discover the meaning of failed relationships. Heather now shares her knowledge with the podcast and with her coaching clients who hire her to navigate choppy relationship waters. If you are interested in joining Heather's Fearlessly Moving Forwards group, learn more at https://www.therootmaster.com/fearlessly-moving-forwards and be sure to follow Heather Prince on social media.

Angus Nelson has transformed his personal and professional life into one filled with purpose, abundance and love. The lemons that led him to this enviable place include divorce, risky behaviors, financial loss (to where he had to sell his 3000 sq. ft. house and move to a 2-bedroom apartment) and job loss. These lemons taught Angus many important lessons, but perhaps most important of all, that all he needed to thrive in live was already inside of him. He just needed to get out of his own way. Once he discovered that, he was able to write books, speak for Fortune 500 companies, and help others navigate through life's lemons. Angus shares a free gift the 10 Minute Motivator, to help others find their way as well.

COVID19 was just another challenge Bobbi Linkemer faced in 2020. She also lost her business, her ability to drive and moved several times, all very stressful events in life. But, the 80+ year old survivor felt "Zen" even through those tough times by leaning on her passion, which is writing. Despite all the chaos, Bobbi wrote her latest book, How to Age with Grace, Living Your Best Life in Your 70s, 80s, and Beyond, in 2020. With over 50 years of writing and editing experience, and going through a divorce when divorce was not very common, Bobbi has learned a thing or two about surviving life's lemons. Join us for this fascinating discussion about Flow, Mission and Knowing that everything has an expiration date, even life's lemons.

To learn more about Bobbi and her book, visit www.howtoagewithgrace.com. 

Happy Valentine's Day! What a great way to celebrate the day with a story from Syovata Edari, who shares her powerful story of overcoming discriminatory and abusive work and personal relationships by finding a love for making chocolate and supporting small business, particularly businesses owned by those who face disadvantages.  Syovata, or Vata, went to law school, succeeded as a federal public defender and fought job discrimination from an abusive boss while working in Kansas. She also endured an abusive relationship with a man who made her feel like she couldn't live without him, until she discovered she not only could live without him, but could be at the very top of her game on her own merit, which has become making chocolate. Her business, CocoVaa, has won over 30 international awards, all because she has the talent and drive to succeed in whatever she does. If you feel like the whole world is against you and the odds of succeeding seem impossible, listen to Vata's story. It will give you the hope and inspiration you seek.

Visit Vata's online store at https://www.cocovaa.com/.

Rene Howitt did not set out to be a child advocate, but when life threw two children in need of stability in her lap, Rene discovered her purpose. She immersed herself into the child welfare system, writing a book and joining discussions about the topic. She then founded Cope24, a nonprofit that educates teens through real life videos about the importance and skills of good parenting. Join us as we discover how our purpose does not need to stem from formal education or training, but from mere desire to make things better.

More on Cope24:  https://cope24.com/

Isaac Johnson of Forward Moving Education, LLC is a true inspiration. Growing up in rural South Carolina, the now educator and entrepreneur shares inspiring messages daily through his social media networks. Listen how Isaac overcame a premature birth, losing his twin sister, embracing special education to become an empathetic and impactful special educator and founder of an emerging artificial intelligence company.

Isabelle Wettergren is a professional coach who specializes in helping workers overcome addiction in their places of employment. Isabelle learned first hand about the disease of addiction and how it influences the way one thinks by battling her own addiction to alcohol and marijuana. Listen to Isabelle tell her story of recovery and hope and how looking back, she is able to use her personal experience to relate to others struggling with addiction.

Kristi Sachs, owner of Workflow Mindfulness, discusses how unexpectedly losing her best friend to an illness led her down a path of reconciliation with her past and taught her how to live in the present, in peace. Join us for an engaging and thought-provoking conversation about how lemons have a way of stopping you in your tracks and forcing you to figure out your "why."

Karen Skarra was 18 when she suffered severe physical injuries from a car accident that left her hospitalized for two months and erased at least two weeks of her memory. Hear Karen tell her story of how her accident revealed a universe of people who feel like no one knows or understands their wounds because they are not visible, but just as real as any visible wound. 

If you would like to purchase the book she mentions in the podcast, you can do so here:
https://mykellyf.wixsite.com/blutalksbook

Meet Jillian Schleger, an author and coach about how to tune into and listen to your body so that your mind can find a way forward through traumatic experience.  Jillian has helped numerous people overcome negative thinking and life's dramatic events to find peace and a path toward happiness.  But you have to want happiness, which, as hard as it is to believe, some people don't want peace and happiness.  In this podcast, Jillian and Barbara discuss how it is possible to overcome traumatic events and neutralize them, and how some people identify themselves with the trauma that a path forward seems unfathomable.