Episode 9 — Taking the Hits as They Come —with Angela Baird-Hepworth

No one can prepare you for what all life will bring. Each journey is different. The path can be as windy and bumpy as it gets, or it might be easier than most. Many things are learned through first hand experience and whatever the journey brings, it’s best to learn to take whatever comes your way as it comes and learn to work with it, while also working hard to get where you desire to be. Angela Baird-Hepworth, clinical director and primary therapist for Aloft Transitions, has a very unique and rocky story. She seemed to experience hit after hit in her early adult years. From dealing with PTSD from the traumatic experience of 9/11 while living in NY, to dealing with attachment issues as an adoptee away from home, to losing a sense of joy in life, to being denied time after time in what she thought she wanted to do in life. The hits kept coming and things seemed to be working against her. Turns out the hits would come to drive her to make a difference in the world and bring her a passion in working with young adults, especially adoptees. Angela now works in mental health counseling and is working to get her PhD in psychology to further her passion and career.On this episode of Success is Subjective, Angela joins Joanna to share her story of dealing with hit after hit in her young adult years, to eventually finding healing for herself and clarity in her purpose. Angela’s perseverance throughout her journey will be sure to inspire you and show that sometimes the hardest times are simply building you up to a better version of yourself and your life. Listen in for insight on Angela’s challenges as she navigated the long, windy path and became a counselor for struggling young adults who are in a lonely place that she once found herself.What You Will LearnMoving around the U.S as a kidCollege in NYAngela’s life after she experienced 9/11 from 20 miles awayThe mental health struggles that increasedWhen Angela’s joys in life started drifting awayWhat Angela originally wanted to do career wiseCollege complicationsDealing with attachment issues with being far away from family and being adopted Being in  an abusive relationshipThe continuous hits Angela kept experiencingTaking a break from college. College isn’t going anywhere How a reality TV show completely changed Angela’s career pathHow Angela found herself in IdahoPain is temporaryConnect with Angela Baird-HepworthAloft TransitionsEmail [email protected], or Call 208-870-2069Jason Wood, CEO/Founder at [email protected], or Call 208-365-8049Connect with Joanna Lilley  Lilley ConsultingLilley Consulting on Instagram Lilley Consulting on Facebook Sponsored by: www.ParentTrainers.comEmail [email protected]