Don’t Be Afraid to Look at Your Options! | Holly Bertone | MTM134
Release Date: 05/07/2018
Making the Maven
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Hello my beautiful Mavens! Today I am sharing with you the final and last episode of the podcast.
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Holly Bertone has an amazing and beautiful story to share. First of all, she is both a breast cancer and Hashimoto’s survivor. She is Founder of Pink Fortitude and the Author of Thriving in the Workforce with Autoimmune Disease, which is also an Amazon Bestseller.
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Kate Swoboda is the Author of The Courage Habit and she is an expert on habit-formation and building psychological courage. Fear-based behaviors can become habitual, but this means that you can also develop courageous-based behaviors too!
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Jen Mavros is a modern-day Spiritual Messenger, the host of The Jen Mavros Show, and the creator of The Mavros Method of Manifestation. Her work has helped 5900+ of purpose-driven entrepreneurs discover and live the life they truly desire.
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Razi Berry is the Co-Founder of Naturopathic Doctor News & Review (NDNR) and Founder of NaturalPath. At 25 years old, Razi was sick and going from doctor to doctor trying to find out why. No one could help and it got so bad that she decided it was time to fire all of them and start fresh… and that’s how she found homeopathy.
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Amanda Gates always felt like a weird kid when she was growing up. Her mother was a full-on hippy who made her own clothes, soaps, etc. All Amanda wanted to be when she was growing up was ‘normal.’ However, when she built her first dream home, she was unhappy. Nothing felt right in her house, and that’s how she found herself getting into Feng Shui and slowly becoming a closeted (and then out in the open!) hippy.
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JP Sears is a popular YouTuber, emotional healing coach, and student of life. JP’s YouTube videos have often gone viral, reaching over millions of views. On this episode, JP discusses fear, authenticity, and why you should take your own medicine when it comes to helping others.
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Scott Gerber is the CEO of The Community Company, an organization that builds and manages community-driven programs for media companies and global brands. Scott is also the co-author of Super Connector, which is what today’s show is all about! How can you be a super connector if you’re an introvert? What’s the difference between a connector vs. a networker? All these questions answered and more on today’s episode!
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Keith Norris is the Founder and Owner of the Paleo F(x), a conference that not only focuses on the Paleo diet, but also on your physical health as well.
info_outlineHolly Bertone has an amazing and beautiful story to share. First of all, she is both a breast cancer and Hashimoto’s survivor. She is Founder of Pink Fortitude and the Author of Thriving in the Workforce with Autoimmune Disease, which is also an Amazon Bestseller. Holly has been through so much and had to drastically shift the way she works because of her illnesses. As someone with an autoimmune disease, she is all too familiar with what it was like dealing with coworkers and bosses who simply did not believe you’re sick. Find out more about Holly and her journey on today’s episode.
Key Insights & Aha Moments:
*People with autoimmune disease, especially in the workplace, are silently suffering from this.
*Holly started her blog as a side hobby while she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
*How did Holly first get started along this path?
*Holly was 39 years old when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, and then she was also diagnosed with Hashimoto’s disease.
*Holly really could not do it all. She had to take a step back from her job in order to recover properly.
*The universe gives you signs.
*What is Holly up to now?
*Holly transitioned to a different job and they were not supportive at all over her Hashimoto’s ‘flare ups.’
*Holly felt like a failure. She had to give up on her life’s work and she felt like she let herself and her family down.
*When Holly was going through this, she found out there were very few resources for people who have autoimmune disease in the workplace.
*How many people are silently suffering everyday just because people don’t believe their illness is real?
*What has the response been like as the result of the work, and the book, Holly has done?
*If you’re having health challenges, put a financial/career/life plan together. Really think hard to come up with a game plan and work with what you got.
*Don’t be afraid to look at your options. There’s a lot more out there than you think.
*What advice does Holly have for those just starting out?
*Holly had to completely shift how she worked on a daily basis after she was diagnosed with cancer. She couldn’t ‘charge’ at the problems anymore with the energy that she had.
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