Storytelling Through the Lens with Catherine Just EP: 044
The Inside Story Podcast with April Adams Pertuis
Release Date: 07/21/2021
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?
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Catherine Just was only 18 years old when she decided to get sober from an addiction that almost made her give up on herself. That moment was the beginning of her new life, and an amazing artistic career that has led her work to be featured around the world, including the cover of National Geographic.
Her journey so far is nothing short of incredible, and why she’s telling her story is her way of paying it forward and giving someone else an opportunity to learn from her experience and lead a better life, especially through art.
Listen in as Catherine shares with me:
- Her backstory and how someone’s positive words saved her and changed her life forever
- The helicopter moment and what she heard in her head that made her decide to get up and ask for help
- What The 4 Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz and her work with him mean to her
- Why she considers telling her story through her art, a miracle
- How her son Max has given her the gift of seeing and having self-esteem no matter what, and her projects that have spun from having a child with Down Syndrome
- What a common friend (hello George Bryant!) has encouraged her to do that’s becoming her next focus
Everyone is in need of a little inspiration sometimes, and I believe today’s episode will give you just that. Catherine’s story will encourage you to take a look at your life through a different lens, and give you hope that your best life is just waiting for you on the other side.
Links:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cjust/
Website: https://www.catherinejust.com/