FROM ROCK BOTTOM
TO 8 FIGURES THEPOWEROFRADICAL SELF-CAREANDLOVE Broke, divorced, and grieving the loss of her young son who died during childbirth, Danette May had hit rock bottom. She had $47.63 in her bank account and no idea how to move forward. But to hear her tell it, her pain was her gift. Looking at her life on paper, you wouldn?t see that she?s known any pain at all. A#1bestselling author, former celebrity fitness trainer, and world-renowned motivational speaker, Danette runs a $20 million dollar business. She has built a strong personal brand from which she engages with 1.5 million followers. She?s a happily married, loving mother ? all in all, her life looks perfect. But less than 10 years ago, it was unraveling all around her. And she did something unexpected with all of trauma that life had thrown her way. She accepted it. Danette talks about her past as a series of choices. She chose not to be a victim. She chose to take 100% responsibility for her life. She chose to practice radical self-care. It?s radical because in this day in age, taking care of ourselves requires us to identify, acknowledge, and address shame. Brene Brown defines shame as ?the intensely painful feeling or experience of believing that we are flawed and therefore unworthy of love and belonging.?Addressing our shame requires us to examine the stories we tell ourselves. Danette first recognized her own stories after her losing first her son and then her marriage. She had been living on auto-pilot, flying down the path society had paved for her. It wasn?t until it all crumbled that she even realized the dishonesty in her relationships and lifestyle. Through uncovering those lies, she unintentionally discovered shame she had been hiding.
Bree Weber is a copywriter for thought leaders and personal brands. www.main.breeweber.com
