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Today my conversation is with Carol Egan. Carol and I met online in a mastermind club. When she shared her story with me, I instantly thought of how courageous she was. It reminded me of the quote \\u201cDo you have the courage to bring forth the treasures that are hidden within you?\\u201d by Elizabeth Gilbert from her book, Big Magic.

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It All Just Fell Apart

When Carol was just about to enter high school, her parents got a divorce. They had hidden any troubles they had from their children, so it came as a shock to Carol and her brothers. Her father then lost his job and crumbled to the point of moving to the YMCA and making it his home for a year. She knew she couldn\\u2019t cope with the pressures of the private school she was scheduled to attend so she went to public school. In less than a year, Carol became pregnant.\\xa0

She was sent to an unwed mother\\u2019s home in another town, the father denied paternity and Carol, at 18, had to become an instant adult.

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She Was Broken\\xa0

Just after delivering her baby, Carol watched Children\\u2019s Services take her baby away. She didn\\u2019t know who to be. She didn\\u2019t know how to fit everything that she was, into the situation she was in. All she knew was that her baby would grow up with her. After 3 months in a foster home, Carol got her son back. She got an apartment with money from her waitressing job and her son\\u2019s father came back into her life. Shortly after moving in, he started to beat her. When she couldn\\u2019t take any more, she got a state-provided mover to help her and her son escape into the night.

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Waking Up

Carol went to school to become a hairdresser and worked to support herself and her son. Her mother gave Carol the family home to live in and everything was well, except for Carol\\u2019s health. She was seeing traditional doctors and specialists for her chronic anxiety, her urinary tract infections and her myriad of other health issues. One doctor told her that if she didn\\u2019t take the prescribed Xanax 3-times a day she would have panic attacks, which could lead to suicide. This woke her up. Carol knew she had to find someone to help her. She started seeing a natural doctor for her gut problems and she inquired about a college program for non-traditional women who wish to become students.\\xa0

Life has never asked Carol to step up in such a big way, until she became an entrepreneur. You will hear about that part of Carol\\u2019s journey on next week\\u2019s Straight Talk for a Curvy World Podcast.

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