484: Dr. Alexandra Owensby: Single Mom Running For Congress

Shameless Leadership

Sara Dean

Education, Management, How To, Business, Self-improvement

4.7 • 800 Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2020

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Dr. Alexandra Owensby is running for the Congressional seat in Kentucky's 4th district. In addition to that, she's working at her local hospital during the pandemic. After leaving an abusive marriage, Dr. Owensby put herself through nursing school as a full-time single mother of two, utilizing student loans. While working the night shift to make childcare more affordable, she was able to minimize time away from her children. After graduating and earning her RN S\status, Alexandra obtained a position as an ICU nurse. Though still struggling to make ends meet with a salary below $40,000.00 annually, she was able to make it with assistance from the Children’s Health Insurance Program, due to their zero-dollar co-pays for medicine, dental care, and clinic visits. Dr. Owensby believes strongly that this type of Healthcare is what all American families deserve access to. Alexandra’s journey through hardship and the American education system has inspired her to run for Congress as Kentucky’s 4th District Representative. She is not a politician born into money, nor is she a millionaire business owner looking to boost her image. Dr. Alexandra Owensby’s story is the spark that moves an average American citizen to ask for the opportunity to lead in a city where most do not. Listen in to hear Alexandra share: What inspired her to get involved in politics after being in the medical field The unexpected gifts of running for political office (and why you should do it) How moms are always dropping multiple balls and why it’s totally ok Why being a single mom who put herself through school to get multiple degrees makes her uniquely qualified to be a congresswoman How you can coach your kids to be more resilient during COVID Links mentioned: Connect with and learn more about Alexandra: Alexandra Owensby Thank you to our sponsor: Best Fiends: Download FREE on the Apple App Store or Google Play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	No home. No address. No address. No bank account. No bank account. No job. No job. No home. No address. No bank account. No job. No bank account. No job. No home. It's time to break the vicious circle. We're working with charities
0:23.2	like shelter to provide a bank account for people who are homeless. Search HSBCUK, no fixed address.
0:30.2	This is the Shameless Mom Academy episode 484 with Dr. Alexandra Owensby. Show notes for this episode,
0:37.1	including any links mentioned in the episode,
0:38.9	can be found by going to shamelessmom.com and clicking on episode 484.
0:47.5	Welcome to the Shameless Mom Academy.
0:49.6	I'm your host, Sarah Dean.
0:51.4	I'm here to give you and other passionate, driven, unapologetic moms,
0:56.0	tools, resources, and a little bit of humor to help you lead more positive, powerful,
1:01.0	and purposeful lives every damn day. One of the best things about the Shameless Mom Academy is our
1:05.9	community. So be sure to join us in our free private Facebook group to connect with other
1:10.3	shameless moms just
1:11.5	like you. You can find us over at shamelessom.com forward slash Facebook. All right, let's dive
1:17.9	into today's episode. We are doing something really special this week and something we've never done before.
1:28.6	We're going to run two interviews this week of two political candidates.
1:33.3	And so these are two fantastic, shameless moms who I've had the honor to be in connection
1:38.8	with over the last couple months.
1:40.6	And I'm so, so excited to share their stories, what has inspired them to run for office,
1:46.1	what it's been like to run for office, why you could run for office. I think this is going to
1:51.9	light you up. This is going to get the wheels churning on what it looks like for a woman, for a
1:57.0	shameless mom to run for a high political office, such as Congress or Senate, in 2020.
2:04.2	So you're going to hear this week from two shameless moms.
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