Self-editing Your Story EP: 042
The Inside Story Podcast with April Adams Pertuis
Release Date: 07/07/2021
The Inside Story Podcast with April Adams Pertuis
I always say: when you share your story, you shine a light.
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Kelsey Eigler -- who prefers to be called O’tion -- is the co-founder of The Empowered Healers Academy. It’s their mission to heal the healers, empower the humans, and simplify the journey to happiness.
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It’s a big day for me because today, I turn the big FIVE-OH!!
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Today’s episode is the second in a series of interviews with the women of the LIGHTbeamers Author Program -- a special book project that’s going to shine a light on 15 women and their empowering stories of courage, perseverance, and overcoming adversity.
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I have always been an advocate for women using their voices and skills to make a big impact in the world. But so often, we get caught up in the drudgery that we forget what significant actions we should take to make our businesses, and our personal lives, thrive.
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Storytelling is a powerful tool. When done with intention and purpose, telling your story can help you heal from past traumas, hurts, and experiences you'd rather forget. It allows you to release the feelings and energy associated with an experience. And it lets you move out of that space of isolation, which we retreat to when we keep our stories to ourselves. But how do you begin this process and journey of healing? Where do you start? How do you even identify what stories you need to tell for you to heal?
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“Wake up and be AMAZING!!”
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I find it fascinating when I meet women who've turned their weaknesses into strengths, because their transformational stories are ones that inspire, encourage, & impact others in a big way.
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Storytelling has always been an important part of our whole human experience. It’s how we connect with people, build relationships, and make sense of what is happening to us and around us.
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Have you ever wanted to become a speaker? A writer? Where are you on your journey to becoming the speaker or writer you’ve always wanted to be? Have you even taken the first step to fulfilling your dream?
info_outlineLet’s face it: we find it so much easier to share our story if we can leave out those parts we think are not good enough to be told.
But when we downplay and edit out what could be the most important pieces of our story, we’re not giving our voices and our full stories a chance to be heard by those who need to hear it.
And yes, there are people who will gain inspiration and encouragement from our story, which is why it needs to be told and not edited out in a way that can diminish its significance.
Today on the podcast, I talk about self-editing and I invite you to listen in as I share:
- What self-editing means and the reasons why women do this
- How I self-edited my own story, so much so that my long-time neighbors didn’t know what I did for a living!
- What you can do to stop doing this right now and begin sharing your story in a more authentic way
Our stories are important, and sharing them can mean being the light and survival guide for someone else. Realizing this value and not focusing on what others might think may not be an easy thing to do but with practice, it can be done.
If you want to know how to effectively share your story, I invite you to join my LIGHTbeamers Community on Facebook. It’s a safe space where members are encouraged to work on their storytelling skills to create relationships, build connections, and elevate their voices.