Author: Sean

Beth’s relationship with her spouse was strained. Recovering and healing from her husband’s stroke pulled them back together. Beth shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:

• crisis can push us to appreciate our lives
• what matters is our relationships
• let go of fear

https://www.elizabethannmathews.com

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Corky became the winter innkeeper of her beloved, La Finca Caribe, in Puerto Rico. Then, circumstances outside of her control introduces shifts in her life. Corky shares stories of trial and tribulations. She loves to tell stories, connect people and create things and spaces. Corky shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:

• celebrate authenticity
• be your real self
• strive to accept, find joy and move on
• invite the hard things in and make peace with them

https://www.corkyparker.com

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Growing up, Kenneth’s mother was unable to care for him, due to her mental health. His mom struggled with stability, health and peace. By practicing a mindset of care, Kenneth is on a journey to decriminalize mental health and help others to make systematic changes in their changes. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:

• practice ‘trauma-informed approach’
• go into conversation with a mindset of care
• be open minded and open ended
• mental health affects everyone
• give ourselves grace
• recognize when something is beyond our ability or emotional capacity
• power of relationships matter
• strive to create a collective power to work to compel change
• find meaning out of our pain

https://www.amazon.com/born-into-crisis-kenneth-nixon-ebook/dp/B0BS7C57LT

tags: Kenneth, Nixon, Jr, Born, Into, Crisis, A, Memoir, mental, health, advocate, VOICE, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com