Bonus Episode: Happy Birthday to Make Some Noise!

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I have a very special bonus episode for you today because today is the publication day (aka birthday) of my third book,</span> <a href= "http://andreaowen.com/noise"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Make Some Noise: Speak Your Mind and Own Your Strength</span></em></a><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">. 🎉</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As my book is released to the world, I've been thinking a lot about legacy. As an author and with this book in particular, the dedication is to my daughter, Sydney and my mother and to her mother and her mother and</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">her</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">mother.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I dedicated it to them because they are the most important women in my life and part of my legacy. And I’ve been thinking about what I am going to leave behind when I’m no longer earthside.</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The biggest, most important thing that we put meaning on is our own life. What's it all for? I think that the reason that we are here and the biggest part of our legacy is the relationships that we have with the people in our life.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I've told you all the story about when my life completely fell apart in 2006. And it was the first time I had so much clarity amidst all the drama. And I thought, how did I get here? And then a realization that this was not where I was meant to be. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">That was the moment I decided to change my life. It was not linear. It was not perfect. It was 15 years ago and there's been a lot of ups and downs. There's been a lot of hard conversations with myself and with other people. And I can tell you most definitely that I've truly never been more grateful for anything in my life because it takes intention and total consciousness to make changes.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: