Her Mother's Last Words "I Don't Love You"

On the Tomorrow Is Not Today Podcast, Kingsley interviews Donna Martin, a Northern Ireland “Derry girl,” mom of three, burnout specialist, mentor, and speaker behind The Good Life Approach. Donna recounts growing up amid violence during The Troubles and being bullied after her mother left on Christmas Eve when she was four and a half, shaping years of feeling like an outsider, seeking identity through religion, then drink, drugs, and poor choices. Encouraged by two women, she pursued nursing, then faced severe antisocial harassment and death threats after buying a flat unknowingly near a drug den, leading to breakdown, bankruptcy, and a pivotal moment of spiritual guidance. After depression, a move to Australia, marriage, and further family traumas including a car accident, she refocused her work on burnout and teaches “pause, check, reset” to intentionally define and live one’s version of the good life for individuals and organizations.Chapters:00:00 Christmas Eve Abandonment00:47 Choosing the Good Life01:26 Meet Donna Martin03:11 Growing Up in Derry07:17 Mother Leaves Home12:08 Outsider and Bullying20:31 Teen Years Searching25:59 Rock Bottom Inside27:49 The Secret and Nursing30:14 Mentors Who Believed37:14 New Nurse New Nightmare39:20 Rave Outside Home41:24 Harassment Escalates43:23 Community Watch Backlash44:22 Threats And Escape45:41 Bankruptcy And Breakdown47:40 Bondi Park Sign49:42 Judge Sets Her Free53:18 From Trauma To Perth58:07 Coaching Catalyst59:10 Car Crash Reframes Work01:01:57 Burnout Signs Explained01:02:36 Pause Check Reset Method01:09:29 Programs And Who She Helps01:11:20 Legacy And ClosingConnect with DonnaDonna Martin - Burnout Specialist | Mentor | SpeakerHttps://instagram.com/thegoodlifeapproach Https://facebook.com/goodlifeapproachHttps://linkedin.com/in/thegoodlifeapproachHttps://youtube.com/@the-goodlife-approach