Cheryl Hunter, bestselling author, speaker and resilience expert, joins Kathy to share her moving and powerful story of surviving — and finding brave — after experiencing a traumatic crisis as a teenager. Cheryl offers effective, inspiring strategies for overcoming and moving beyond deep crisis and challenge and transforming it – to bring out the best, most impactful and authentic version of ourselves, so we can live the life we’re destined for.
Highlights from this Episode:
- The life-changing experience that started Cheryl on the path to Finding Brave, and why it really isn’t hard for her to share it with others [4:55]
- Why what happened to her is so relevant in the world we live in today – and not just for people in Hollywood [10:12]
- The turning point when she stopped allowing others and the past to take away from her present and future [13:25]
- How studying what other survivors before her had done gave Cheryl perspective, which helped on her own journey [15:10]
- Her steps to Finding Brave, and what Cheryl means by “Resilience 2.0” [17:30]
- The practical exercise that she uses to fill her own tank while helping others, and how it can be implemented in your own life [25:00]
- An eye-opening answer to the question “In the end, are you grateful for this traumatic experience?” [28:35]
Links mentioned in this show:
For more information, visit:
Cheryl’s book:
How to Get Unstuck
http://www.cherylhunter.com/get-unstuck
Cheryl’s TEDx talk:
Wabi Sabi: The Magnificence of Imperfection
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1gxziZwmkc
Connect with Cheryl:
FB: /cherylhunter
Twitter: @HunterCheryl
LinkedIn: /CherylHunter
Instagram: /huntercheryl
Kathy’s Forbes Articles:
How to Successfully Reach Out To A Stranger and Make A Connection
Millionaire Brendon Burchard Shares The One Most Important Trait “Experts” Need To Succeed
Quotes:
“As crazy as it sounds, I feel like I was gifted with this experience so that I could connect with people.” [5:27]
“Finally it hit me, that I had become somebody I didn’t like.” [14:05]
“In shifting our perspective, it shifts our experience of being alive.” [23:29]
“Because it occurred, I now love who I get to be and I’m proud of myself for the life I get to live. I don’t know that I would have ever gotten there before.” [29:39]
Photo Credit: Lesley Bohm
Big thank you to Cheryl Hunter for sharing her story!!! Finding Brave is a great way to describe her journey, and shows us how to find our own brave in challenging times. Looking forward to podcast #3!