Episode 415: Make Some Noise Listeners’ Stories: Boundaries and Breaking Family Patterns

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today I am sharing the final two Make Some Noise listener stories, from Gail and Nancy. Their stories offer lessons around resilience, setting boundaries (and enforcing them), and breaking family patterns that no longer serve us. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gail shares her story of reinventing herself after 20 years of motherhood. Her story is one of resilience. Of falling down and getting back up, over and over again. Gail summed up her experience profoundly, “I found myself again. I do have worth, compassion, and knowledge that I thought I had lost forever.” Yes, Gail, yes! </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Nancy then shares her story of setting boundaries, having hard conversations, and breaking family patterns. Y’all, boundaries are hard enough, but when we have to set boundaries with our family - that is Ph.D. level work. And, Nancy is</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">doing the work</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Her story is a testament that we</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">can</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">do hard things and move past familial patterns that have been so ingrained in our lives since we were children.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Thank you to Nancy and Gail, and all of the women who shared stories of how they are making noise in their lives! I’ll be doing this again in the new year - so keep an eye (and ear) out on how you can share your story in a future episode. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "http://andreaowen.com/415">http://andreaowen.com/415</a></span></p> <p> </p>