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Back when Fiona Demark was growing up in a small town in Australia, resources to help support her sight loss weren't readily available. Legally blind since birth, she worked hard in school and envisioned a future for herself that included a career. But her family didn't rally for her as she'd hoped, demonstrating apathy and even incredulity that Fiona would expend the effort for dreams that wouldn't likely come true. Today, Fiona is a mother, an entrepreneur, and a keynote speaker in addition to her government job.You will learn:* How wrestling with big issues in isolation can lead to feelings of hopelessness and suicidal ideations.* When family support is deficient, outside group support can create an invaluable safety net.* That waiting for external validation when accomplishing the improbable can lead to burnout when it doesn't come.To connect with Fiona and learn about her coaching and presentations, click HEREFor show notes, click HERE.Lizbeth’s linkshttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/LizbethMeredithhttps://lameredith.com/Pieces of Me: Rescuing My Kidnapped Daughtershttps://www.facebook.com/lizbethmeredithfan/Lizbeth’s links Support the podcast and Lizbeth's writing for $2 or $5 a month on Patreon HEREOR Buy Lizbeth a Coffee Lizbeth's memoir Pieces of Me: Rescuing My Kidnapped Daughters is now a TV movie, #Stolen By Their Father on Lifetime, now streaming on Roku, Vudu, Hulu, and Amazon Prime.Lizbeth's second book, Grounded in Grit: Turn Your Challenges Into Superpowers is available to order wherever books are sold! Interested in seeing if you and Lizbeth would partner well for 1:1 coaching? Sign up for one free session to see. Need a motivational speaker? Sign up HERE to talk with Lizbeth about your needs.
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Back when Fiona Demark was growing up in a small town in Australia, resources to help support her sight loss weren't readily available. Legally blind since birth, she worked hard in school and envisioned a future for herself that included a career. But her family didn't rally for her as she'd hoped, demonstrating apathy and even incredulity that Fiona would expend the effort for dreams that wouldn't likely come true. Today, Fiona is a mother, an entrepreneur, and a keynote speaker in addition to her government job.You will learn:* How wrestling with big issues in isolation can lead to feelings of hopelessness and suicidal ideations.* When family support is deficient, outside group support can create an invaluable safety net.* That waiting for external validation when accomplishing the improbable can lead to burnout when it doesn't come.To connect with Fiona and learn about her coaching and presentations, click HEREFor show notes, click HERE.Lizbeth’s linkshttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/LizbethMeredithhttps://lameredith.com/Pieces of Me: Rescuing My Kidnapped Daughtershttps://www.facebook.com/lizbethmeredithfan/Lizbeth’s links Support the podcast and Lizbeth's writing for $2 or $5 a month on Patreon HEREOR Buy Lizbeth a Coffee Lizbeth's memoir Pieces of Me: Rescuing My Kidnapped Daughters is now a TV movie, #Stolen By Their Father on Lifetime, now streaming on Roku, Vudu, Hulu, and Amazon Prime.Lizbeth's second book, Grounded in Grit: Turn Your Challenges Into Superpowers is available to order wherever books are sold! Interested in seeing if you and Lizbeth would partner well for 1:1 coaching? Sign up for one free session to see. Need a motivational speaker? Sign up HERE to talk with Lizbeth about your needs.
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTSNM997 Paperback Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FS9DX6HF
Draft2Digital ebook https://books2read.com/u/312rlw
Lizbeth's memoir Pieces of Me: Rescuing My Kidnapped Daughters can be ordered where books are sold, and is now a TV movie, #Stolen By Their Father on Lifetime.
Lizbeth's second book, Grounded in Grit: Turn Your Challenges Into Superpowers is available to order wherever books are sold!
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