57: Why You Must Share Your Stories

Published: Sept. 12, 2016, 7 a.m.

I have recently shared.\xa0A lot.\xa0\n\xa0\nI\u2019ve told the long story of our IVF journey and ultimately, our IVF failure.\xa0\n\xa0\nIn the process I have learned a lot about the power of sharing our stories.\xa0\n\xa0\nSharing stories:\n* Connects us\n* Creates bonds where there was not one\n* Is cathartic and therapeutic\n* Creates a more empathetic culture\n* Humanizes everyone\n* Allows us to not be alone\n* Destigmatizes all sorts of conditions \u2013 infertility, addiction, mental health, death, sex, loss, grief\n\nAt the end of the day, my life is made up of many stories\u2026\nMy podcast is part of my story.\nMy gym is part of my story.\nMy marriage is part of my story.\xa0\nMy child is part of my story.\nDivorce is part of my story.\nFamily Estrangement is part of my story.\nBody image struggle is part of my story.\nInfertility is part of my story.\nIVF failure is part of my story.\n\nIn most cases, the deepest connections I make with other people are from struggles I have shared, not because of a perfect image I have conveyed.\n\xa0\nListen in to this episode to learn how you can start sharing just a little bit more in order to create better relationships, and attract the people you want to attract.\xa0I also share a very powerful excerpt from Carry On, Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton that I think every woman should hear.\xa0\n\xa0\nLinks Mentioned:\n\xa0\nMy personal Facebook profile:\xa0\n\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices