Adversity as a Catalist for Change – a conversation with Amie Yaniak

Sometimes it takes a kick in the teeth for us to start living our best life.Amie Yaniak has a successful career as a music therapist, until the COVID lockdown. Then Amie received a stage four cancer diagnosis.That news was the catalyst for Amie to change her life for the better.In this episode of the Abeceder work life balance podcast Rest and Recreation, Amie and host Michael Millward explore her wide-ranging experience and how she now lives a full and satisfying life while living with stage four cancer.Why, they ask, does it take a kick in the teeth like a cancer diagnosis before we start living our best lives.They examine the different ways in which friends, family and society in general puts barriers in our way that we perceive limit our life choices.Amie explains how she is completing her bucket list activities, like acting in a film and recording an album of gospel music God's Amazing Grace...Music To Touch Your HeartDiscover more about Amie and Michael at Abeceder.co.ukAudience OffersRest and Recreation is made on Zencastr, because it is so easy to use. You can as well. Visit Zencastrand use offer code ABECEDER.Travel – at trade prices to anywhere in the world at trade prices as a member of The Ultimate Travel Club.Health – The Annual Health Test from York Test is conducted by an experienced phlebotomist at your home or workplace. Hospital standard tests for 39 health markers.A Personal Wellness Hub provides easy-to-understand results and guidance for effective lifestyle changes anytime.Visit York Test and use this discount code REST25.Tech Problems? – Visit Three for information about business and personal telecom solutions from Three, and the special offers available when you quote our referral code WPFNUQHU.Be a Guest Visit Matchmaker.fm. Use code MILW10 for a discount on membership.We recommend that potential guests take one of the podcasting guest training programmes available from Work Place Learning Centre.Thank you to you for listening.We appreciate every like, download, and subscription.