Donna is a bright light and shows us that there are many lives and chapters to be lived after leaving an abusive situation. As she shares in this episode, Donna has made her way out the other side of multiple abusive relationships always with more resilience, a fresh perspective, and never allowing herself to settle into a "less than" or undeserving mindset.
Her life serves as an example of what's possible for all of us if we keep dreaming and fall into the stuck zone spending too much time around people who pull us down. After 40 years of writing and storytelling, Donna's first published book, With The Courage Of A Mouse, is out and enjoying positive acclaim. She did it and there will be more books to come.
As the youngest child in a large family, Donna felt lost in the crowd. She entertained herself by making up stories and friends to play with. By age 5, Donna had taught herself to read, and that began her imaginative journey to dreamy castles with princes and fairy godmothers. Donna is a grandmother, random fact-finder, and encourager. And yes, she believes she's a superhero. She resides in California with her family and four cats.
Key points in this episode:
Everyone has it within them to find their superpower.
Bravery vs. Courage. What's the difference and how Donna's perspective on this relates to the title of her book.
Do not compare yourself to other people.
Do not discount the fact that you made an effort to move forward today. Your consistent effort daily is something to celebrate in itself.
Mother's Day thoughts...
Donna mentions celebrating single mothers and acknowledging difficult circumstances that are very real and how single moms are sacrificing for their children.
Mentioned in this episode....
Donna's Website
https://www.donnasagercowan.com
Donna does school/author visits
https://donnasagercowan.com/school%2Fauthor-visits
With The Courage Of A Mouse (on Amazon)
https://amzn.to/2HugOfD
Donna’s official website and social channels
Website: www.DonnaSagerCowan.com
Facebook: @DonnaSagerCowanAuthor
Instagram: @Catt.TheCat
Twitter: @DonnaSagerCowa1
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ABOUT STEPH ROBERTS
Steph had the good fortune to start the earliest parts of her life in a communal Christian environment. Growing up this way as a child of a single mother to three children she saw first hand the struggle of adults navigating power dynamics within the church and within smaller church groups. She noticed that adults had a tough time seeing the manipulation and duplicity that was so clear to her. In spite of or because of this she found herself on a path that connected her to a series of power struggles with narcissists at work and in romantic and family relationships.
That feeling of "having magnets in your pockets" for these kinds of people was an ongoing theme and a struggle that boggled her mind.
She was stuck and wanted to break free of her situation and the patterns. But when she finally did she saw that many women were experiencing the very same thing. She was not weird or weak; she was like hundreds of thousands of others who were hiding the truth from their friends and family and taking on the burden of the dysfunction in these relationships.
Influenced by Wayne Dyer, Florence Scovel Shinn, Neville Goddard, Catherine Ponder, Brene Brown, and others led her to loads of self development books, audios, podcasts, in-person sessions, and deep work.
She has found that the power to transform our lives lies with us and the seemingly small decisions we make each day.
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