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Dec 19, 2023 1 hr 3 min

How to begin again, NO MATTER WHAT

from Listen for REAL Hosted by Erin NIchols, Jen Oliver

With humor and a crazy level of wisdom and instinct that comes only with pain and vulnerability – Erin and I talk about what it is like to build your own life for the first time. AND she is building something incredible, having lived through more than most before the age of 40. Guest Bio: Erin Nichols is the best-selling author of No Matter What: A Story of Unwavering Hope and the Power of Resilience. She grew up and still resides in the Sacramento area of Northern California. She loves the natural world and is always looking forward to her next adventure. She graduated from California State University, Sacramento with her Masters in Speech-Language Pathology. Erin works as a health coach and believes in always striving to learn and grow. website: https://www.nomatterwhatmemoir.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nomatterwhat_memoir/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chatwitherinn Resources mentioned on this episode: Carol Dweck and Growth Mindset body of work NO MATTER WHAT by Erin Nichols Metahab and Dr. Joyce Mikal-Flynn About Jen Oliver: I pursue and create environments where we explore the REAL stuff that changes us. I’m designed to bring others on my personal journey with honest admissions to help us all transform - that’s my sweetspot and I speak, lead, and write from that space. REAL conversations stir deeper connection and community - to explore ways that you can work with me, go to: email: [email protected] podcast website: ListenForREAL.com website: REALJenOliver.com LinkedIn:@realjenoliver Instagram: @realjenoliver Facebook: @realjenoliver If you believe conversations like these belong in the world, please subscribe, rate & review this podcast - and even better, share it with someone else as a REAL conversation starter. Subscribe to all things Jen at REALJenOliver. About Jen Oliver: Jen Oliver is a speaker, podcaster, and communications coach - equipping people to speak with greater impact and presence. Whether you are speaking on stage, promoting your brand, or voicing your needs in a relationship - communicating with your truest voice and cultivating human connection with your audience is the key to influence. Jen coaches individuals privately and within her Signature group programs - in addition to delivering workshops as a guest expert in a variety of settings. Jen serves as a 4-season Executive Producer, Director of Curation, and Speaker Coach for TEDxFolsom. She is a committed force behind WomanSpeak™ - an internationally recognized body of work teaching the art and soul of public speaking. Jen is on a mission to support 1 million women as they speak with uncommon levels of freedom and confidence. Tap into more at REALjenoliver.com email: [email protected] podcast website: ListenForREAL.com 90-day TEDx Talk ACCELERATOR WomanSpeak™ website: REALJenOliver.com LinkedIn:@thejenoliver Instagram: @realjenoliver Facebook: @jen.oliver.806001 If you believe conversations like these belong in the world, please subscribe, rate & review this podcast - and even better, share it with someone else as a REAL conversation starter. Subscribe to all things Jen at REALJenOliver.

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“Embrace the suck.” Not quite what I expected to hear from Marine widow Erin Nichols as she opens up about her commitment as a young wife of a deployed soldier, her husband Sam’s catastrophic injury while serving in Iraq, and their 13-year journey after his traumatic brain injury.

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