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Losing her baby as a newborn really shook Alexis. She pulled away from her art initially. After some time, Alexis made peace with it. She realized that we can’t control all the things in our lives. Alexis feels there is a mystery to the human experience that we should submit to. Her visual art, a safe and healing place, helps her cope with her depression. Alexis shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom that she learned from her mother and by herself:
– don’t hold yourself back
– strive to have a can do attitude
– drill for oil
– keep trying
– be mindful of the words you tell yourself
– there is so much power in language
– say positive things to yourself
– actively choose who and what you let in
– decide when you open yourself up
– who controls your joy?
– we control how happy we are and the success we experience
– take steps to empower yourself
– live the life you want to live
– make your self care a priority

Alexis Marie Chute is a free-spirited and award-winning artist, author, photographer, filmmaker, curator and public speaker with a tendency to burst into song. She’s a mama bear to four children, but is more like a big kid herself. Often underestimated for her goofy and whimsical personality—she’s been described as “awkward but charming”—Alexis is a ground-breaking outside-the-box innovator, storyteller, and cultural connector.

Alexis endured devastating loss and escaped a cult-experience, only to rise from the ashes as a resilient badass who embraces her (many) flaws and empowers others to joyfully do the same. Proud escape room junkie and underdog, Alexis writes the script for new ways of thinking and being in the world today.

Alexis has always believed there is more to life than what we can see in our daily grind. Schoolyard bullying forced her to understand who she is and what she stands for from a young age. Since then, she’s been on an almost four decade search for meaning. Her adventures have taken her around the world, into temples and churches, between the covers of hundreds of books, in front of audiences as small as one and as large as four hundred, with experiments in as many creative materials as you can name. She is a wellspring of inspiration and energy.

Alexis Marie Chute invites you to live large on a spirit-level and infuse meaning into every area of your life. She encourages creative and mindful living. Join her on this amazing journey.

https://alexismariechute.com/ 

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Nancy was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She was given a 50-50 chance to survive. Nancy knew she still had a whole life to live. She realized that she has the ability to control her circumstances. Nancy sought all of the information that was available. She created ‘guide posts’, when there were none. Nancy shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
– empathy is a way of experiencing the world
– absorb the experience visually, emotionally and intellectually
– see underneath the surface
– live in the moment
– be honest with what you’re going through
– share what you’re going through
– be prepared for the down times and get help
– practice self care
– we have the ability to control our circumstances
– we can learn a lot by observing people
– continuity is a powerful part of being human

https://nancylpressly.com/ 

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When Marianne was diagnosed with breast cancer, she realized that she hadn’t been living the life that she was meant to live. She wanted to change. Marianne left her husband of 10 years. He committed suicide. She struggled with the guilt. Marianne went on a journey of self compassion, where she learned to be kind to herself. She shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
– practice self compassion
– treat yourself like a good friend
– be mindful of how you speak to yourself
– practice self care
– make sure your decisions are in alignment with who you want to be
– you are stronger than you think
– true belonging starts with yourself
– life is precious, live it fully, don’t play small
– we are in this together
– suffering is part of being human
– sharing our stories is so important
– you are not alone

Marianne Ingheim is a Danish-Norwegian American writer, teacher, and PhD student at California Institute of Integral Studies. She is the author of the forthcoming book, Out of Love: Finding Your Way Back to Self-Compassion, from She Writes Press. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and stepson.

https://marianneingheim.com/

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