Episode #156 - I Am Here: The Journey From Fear to Freedom (with guest Ashley LeMieux)
Dr. Meg has a heart to heart conversation with Ashley Le Mieux, who shares how she tragically lost three of her children \u2013 two to the foster care system, and one to a premature birth. Rising from the ashes of pain and loss, Ashley describes her journey to finding healing and transformation, and shares how you can do the same.\n\nDR MEG & GUEST ASHLEY LEMIEUX (PART 1) \n\nThis episode begins with Ashley explaining how she and her husband were permanent guardians of two children for over four years, and how they were in the process of adopting when the adoption was unexpectedly contested. As quickly as the children had come into their lives, they were taken from them, literally overnight. Three and a half years later, Ashley and her husband also tragically lost a biological son. Ashley describes these heart-wrenching experiences before she and Dr. Meg dive into discussing her book, \u201cI Am Here: The Journey from Fear to Freedom\u201d. Key points include: \n\n\nWhat if it\u2019s not fear? What if it\u2019s love?\n\nMoving forward in the face of loss and sadness\n\nHow our past can serve our present, which can then serve our future\n\nWhy happiness is unfulfilling when compared with peace\n\n\nDR MEG & GUEST ASHLEY LEMIEUX (PART 2)\n\nDr. Meg and Ashley LeMieux continue their conversation, discussing the process of reimagining your future and reclaiming your power. Ashley introduces a tool called, \u201cClarity Mapping,\u201d which helps determine priorities in order to create tangible, bite-sized, actionable items for each day. Listeners can learn to move through their pain and loss to find clarity using these confidence-building practices.\n\nFROM THE PRODUCER\n\nThanks for listening to Episode 156, I AM HERE: THE JOURNEY FROM FEAR TO FREEDOM, and for helping Dr. Meg\u2019s parenting revolution reach more than SIX MILLION downloads! Subscribe, rate, and leave a review for us on iTunes!\n\nGet Social with Dr. Meg on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @MegMeekerMD\n\nDr. Meg\u2019s parenting resources and tools are available at www.meekerparenting.com\n\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices