25. HERstory: Elena Blair on Infidelity, Divorce, and Unexpected Endings

HERself

Abby and Amy

Best Self, Parenting, Opportunity, Purpose, Kids & Family, Grow, Future, Real, Honest, Mental Health, Self-improvement, Comparison, Health & Fitness, Vulnerable, Education

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🗓️ 1 June 2020

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Many times, we walk through life with a plan to meet the love of our life, get married, buy a home, have babies. But very few of us imagine an affair and divorce as a piece of our puzzle. Elena speaks openly about her experience and also where she found confidence and a new beginning after the ashes. Her story on heartbreak, grace, understanding, and triumph brought on all the emotions and a new take on relationships that we have not yet had on HERself. MEET ELENA Let’s connect! HERSELF INS...

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0:00.0	the word failed marriage or you know all of those things I feel like it just puts this heavy
0:04.7	shame on us and the women especially we take on so much of it right like and I mean it wasn't a marriage. I didn't have a failed marriage. It just came to a
0:14.9	closing. We've been together for 15 years and we brought three incredible humans into this world.
0:29.9	I'm Amy and I'm Abby and as women we are constantly comparing ourselves to others but your life isn't supposed to look like hers.
0:33.0	Being your best self means standing firm in your decisions
0:37.0	and always being willing to grow with a purpose.
0:40.0	We get vulnerable and real
0:42.0	with an honest look into the challenges and triumphs we all face.
0:46.3	Every woman listening gets an opportunity to choose what life looks like for herself. I'm so excited for you guys to meet my friend Elena today.
0:58.0	I'm so excited for you guys to meet my friend Elena today.
1:02.0	I met Elena in a mastermind that were both in. It was kind of a
1:07.2	friendship at first sight. I remember the first time she talked on one of our calls and I just felt immediately connected to her.
1:16.2	As our friendship continued she had such a story to tell and a willingness to tell it. She is open and she is herself and that's everything we want to bring to these
1:28.4	conversations. But before we dive into this one I just want to give you a heads up that it is a journey.
1:36.0	Elena has seen her way through infidelity and divorce to get to where she is now.
1:42.0	As a conversation unfolds, please keep an open mind and
1:46.7	know that Abby and I are not condoning cheating or promoting divorce. We just know
1:51.8	that these are part of people's stories and we want to share them.
1:58.2	So Elena, without further ado, could you introduce yourself to our listeners?
2:03.0	Yay, yes. I love that introduction because I felt the same way about you too, Amy, when we first met and I'm so glad to be here with both of you guys today, but I'm Elena S Blair.
2:16.0	I am a Seattle-based photographer and have found myself leaving a job as a nurse to pursue that full time.
2:26.4	So I've kind of had lots of different lifetimes, I feel like.
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