Episode 49

How to Embrace Change When Life Happens | POW49

Summary:

In this episode, Cristie and DeAnna get vulnerable as they talk about embracing the inevitable changes that life brings. Despite the ambitions and goals they made for the New You in ’22, life had other plans. Now, Cristie and DeAnna are sharing their realities of what’s been going on behind the scenes, how to be resilient when life throws you curveballs, and what they’re doing now to re-direct their focus.



Key Takeaways:

  • [01:31] What Cristie and DeAnna have been up to lately
  • [02:41] Cristie’s goals and ambitions in the New Year and the heartbreaking event that took place instead
  • [06:38] DeAnna’s experience with COVID and her recovery 
  • [07:32] Revisiting your yearly goals or aspirations throughout the year and why it’s important to give yourself grace
  • [08:11] Cristie’s experience with COVID, her recovery, and her bounce back 
  • [10:24] What to do when experiencing one setback or derailment after another
  • [12:16] How DeAnna uses Gratitude Practice to pick herself back up after any major setback
  • [14:04] Why having self-compassion is so important when you’re struggling to commit to your goals and life keeps throwing you curveballs
  • [15:23] How to pivot and re-align with your goals as life changes
  • [17:40] Recent highlights that DeAnna has experienced, books she’s reading, and family news
  • [19:34] Cristie’s recent highlights and exciting family news

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DeAnna Robbins is a lover of learning and connecting with REAL people. A Grandma of 4, mom of 4 and wife of one. Her role of being "middle aged" is the current Life Lesson. How to take care of aging parents, be a mom, step mom, wife and professional woman, oh the fun. DeAnna has seen the dark and ugly side of abuse, alcoholism and suffering but believes you are either a victim or a player. She chose to be a player.

Cristie North is a wife, mother of 6 and grandmother of 2. She just turned 50 and is learning to navigate the reality of empty nesting. She has endured trials of divorce, alcohol abuse, blended family and grief. She celebrates every part of her journey as her belief is that each challenge makes us the remarkable, complicated beautiful souls we are today. She has been in the mortgage industry for over 28 years and currently manages a top producing mortgage company in Salt Lake City, Utah.