How To Overcome & Thrive In The Face Of Loss and Trauma | Bozoma Saint John

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4.7 • 657 Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2023

⏱️ 87 minutes

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There are so many things that happen in life against our will. Traumatic experiences that were 100% out of your control still leave you feeling like you’re somehow to blame. The weight of that guilt and shame can bury your hopes, your dreams, and any chance you have for a better life, if you allow it. Bozoma Saint John is not just a highly respected, award winning, Hall of Famer Marketing Executive that has been at the head of marketing for big companies like Netflix, Uber and Apple. “Badass” Boz is a survivor that has overcome loss and trauma at multiple stages of life. She decided to share her story and her lessons in her book, The Urgent Life. This is the episode you’ll want to take a seat for. Woman to woman, no one wants to experience not even one of her losses, and yet she shares how she experienced, processed, and moved through it each time to become the most powerful version of herself standing, and this is apart from the most insanely successful career she’s had so far. Check out Bad Boz’s book, The Urgent Life: https://www.amazon.com/Urgent-Life-Story-Love-Survival/dp/0593300173 Follow Bozoma Saint John: Website: https://www.bozomasaintjohn.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/badassboz Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/badassboz/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SaintBoz Women of Impact Podcast is sponsored by Growthday Network: https://growthday.com/podcasts Check out my FREE 4-Part Confidence Workshop! - https://bit.ly/3fZcbO5 Are You Ready for EXTRA Impact? Calling all Badasses!! If you really want to level up your confidence game, check out the WOMEN OF IMPACT SUBSCRIPTION, specially designed to turn you into the badass you were born to be! Women of EXTRA Impact Subscription Benefits: New episodes delivered ad-free Exclusive access to listen to Women of Impact round table discussions, weekly motivation, previously unreleased episodes, and more! Subscriber-only access to an additional 4 podcasts with hundreds of archived Women of Impact episodes, meticulously curated into themed playlists, and updated weekly. Looking to boost your confidence? Check out the Get Confident playlist. Want to repair and heal your relationships? Start with Love Lab. Curious about your health? We’ve got you covered in Health Hub. And of course, weekly boosts of mini-motivation from Lisa herself that'll have you strutting through life with your head held high on the Badass Boosts playlist Don't settle for mediocrity when you can be extraordinary! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/457ebrP Subscribe on all other platforms (Google Podcasts, Spotify, Castro, Downcast, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, Podcast Republic, Podkicker, and more) : https://impacttheorynetwork.supercast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Holy smokes, this episode brought me to tears. Guys, Bozeman St. John is a Hall of Fame marketing
0:07.7	exec who started work with Spike Lee and became one of the most amazing entrepreneurs. Like,
0:12.4	her credits are just insane. She's worked for Apple Music. She's worked for Pepsi. She's done everything.
0:18.9	She's worked for Netflix. And yet, that isn't the most
0:22.2	impressive thing about her. The most impressive thing about her is that she did all of this
0:27.6	through heart-breaking, heart-wrenching, tears and heartbreak. As she loses her husband,
0:36.1	as she loses a child, she is a child she is still able to go
0:39.9	through tremendous freaking trauma and show up and be a damn badass on the other side
0:46.2	and so today guys we talk and we go deep and discuss how the heck you can become
0:52.0	the most powerful person when you're in such deep pain.
0:56.0	We talk about the four words. You can start repeating to yourself to get away from the guilt that may be crushing you.
1:02.0	And the one question you need to ask yourself to decide if your current situation is a heck yes or a hell no. Guys, grab the tissues because holy smokes,
1:14.8	this episode is going to cause you to grab a lot of them because if you're anything like me,
1:19.7	the tears won't stop. Without further ado, the most incredible badass Bozmer St. John.
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