446: Abbi Wood: Finding Your Voice Outside of Your Family and Culture
As a woman and person of color, Abbi Wood has heard more than her fair share of what to say and do in the world. At times a whisper, and at times a yell, she's used her voice to create what she calls a full and fulfilling life. Primarily, she works with biz owners to help them find their voice (or, as she calls it, uncover their biznality) so that marketing and talking about their business feels like a natural extension of themselves vs an out-of-body experience.\nI reached out to Abbi after hearing her speak at an event.\xa0She was there to speak about helping women find their voices in their businesses and brands.\xa0But what was so compelling about her talk was her own story about finding her own voice after being silenced by her family, pushed into an arranged marriage, and moving across the world to build a completely new and independent life.\nListen in to hear Abbi share:\n\nHer experience being raised in Pakistani family in England\n\nHer experience feeling like she didn\u2019t fit in anywhere - in her brown family or in her white world\n\nHow her voice was quieted by her family and culture\n\nHer path into an arranged marriage\n\nHow she ended up secretly on birth control while also in fertility treatment\n\nHow she got out of her arranged marriage and found her voice\n\nHow she helps women find their voices, embrace their stories and create their biznality\n\nLinks mentioned:\nConnect with Abbi: Abbi Wood\nAbbi and Biznality on FB\nThank you to our sponsor:\nBest Fiends: Download FREE on the Apple App Store or Google Play.\n\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices