59: Growing your faith muscles through broken promises with Deanna Falchook

Overcoming regret and using it to become your greatest gift<br /> <br />This week’s guest is someone I was divinely led to meet—she is one of my dearest friends and has the most beautiful spirit. Deanna Falchook is a real-life Disney princess who uses her story to help women see the light through the rubble. Deanna shares her story through music and storytelling, talks about her journey to adopting kids from around the world, being called to do something great, and how she helps other women identify their path and get unstuck from previous trauma.<br /> <br />Listen to this episode to hear how sharing your story can build compassion and connection, how it can help open a safe space for others to heal, and how perseverance and faith can help you overcome the darkness and struggles and become the greatest gift in your life.<br /> <br />The impact of broken promises<br /> <br />Deanna shares the dysfunctional childhood she grew up in—how she was the youngest of four sisters and shares how her father was emotionally abusive, a paranoid schizophrenic and would tell her she would never amount to anything. She talks about how she used the songs and story of Cinderella as an escape to sing about dreams that do come true, how she aspired for something greater, and discusses how broken promises can lead to expectations and shape your ideas about the world.<br /> <br />The unexpected might be exactly what you need<br /> <br />Deanna shares how she became a real Disney princess at Disney, the life-altering decision that she made to save her dream career, and the overwhelming regret and shame that followed. She shares how sometimes birthing the unexpected things that come into our lives can be the greatest gift.<br /> <br />She describes her transition into music and how she was eventually called into something greater, her journey through adopting five kids, sharing her story, her financial struggles to support her family, eventually discovering network marketing, and walking away from stability to do what she was called to