S3 E6 | The Power of Hardship: the lessons we need aren't always the ones we asked for w/ Dr. Guinevere Stasio

<p class="p1">Knowing what she knows now, today’s guest wishes she could go back in time and ask her younger self, <strong><em>“do you actually love yourself?”</em></strong></p> <p class="p1"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Maybe you can relate to this.</span></p> <p class="p1">Life was just “ok.” She was basically thinking “I guess this is as good as it gets” even though she checked most all the boxes on the traditional “to do” list.</p> <p class="p1">…because “<em>when you’re in it you don’t really know there is some thing else available.</em>”</p> <ul> <li class="p1">Got Married.</li> <li class="p1">Got a degree.</li> <li class="p1">Got a dog.</li> <li class="p1">Got a job.</li> </ul> <p class="p1">But what if you don’t like the job you just spent 8 years to get?</p> <p class="p1">The mind starts to dig up solutions at the “external environment” level: Maybe I can just… change jobs. Maybe that’s all we need!!</p> <p class="p1">In her search to feel valued at work, Dr. Guinevere Stasio realized that her employer actually had the ownership of her security…</p> <p class="p1">However, all of that changed literally overnight when they <strong>decreased her salary by $15,000</strong> <strong>immediately after a 6-week unpaid maternity leave.</strong></p> <p class="p1"><em><span style="font-size: 14pt;">“What do I need to DO to get that back?”</span></em></p> <p class="p1">As heartbroken as she was, exposure to new and different approaches to life allowed her to begin to expand what she knew possible.</p> <p class="p1"><strong>Breakdown of some juicy conversation highlights:</strong></p> <ul class="ul1"> <li class="li1">The scandal of divorce</li> <li class="li1">Transparency into her audiology salary and financial transition into entrepreneurship</li> <li class="li1">What it’s like to have a $15,000 salary decrease after 6 week os unpaid maternity leave (go USA!)</li> <li class="li1">Working through the “is it worth it for me to go back to work” conversation post-baby</li> <li class="li1">Are you a victim or a victor