Overcoming Part 4 - The Definition of a Train Wreck

In Part 4 of this 8-part series on "Overcoming," Life, Lemons & LemonDrops hosts, Greer and Whitnie, welcome guest Christine Lavulo. Christine Lavulo is a passionate author, relationship and life coach, speaker, and trainer. Christine has been married to her husband, Clawson since 1998. Together they have five amazing sons and one incredible grandson. Her passion is truly helping women have the greatest relationships of their lives with themselves, their spouses, friends, and family, and in their businesses. Christine has worked in the corporate world and has many years as a mompreneur. She knows that the key to success starts with successful relationships.  Christine’s passion and love for helping others eventually led her to speaking and coaching. Christine loves empowering women and is a certified Canfield Success Principles trainer, John Maxwell Team member, and Certified Professional Success Coach. She loves adding to her tool belt and currently has certifications in NLP (Neuro-Linguistics Programming), Ideal Life Vision, Transformation Code and Ho’oponopono. Christine combines her personal experiences with her certifications and education to help both individuals and corporations develop better relationships and have better personal and corporate culture. Christine is available as a guest speaker for women’s retreats, conferences and to keynote at corporate events. She also does individual and group coaching. In her own words, Christine says: My life has definitely been filled with setbacks, even acknowledging at one point her life was the definition of a train wreck. One of the things I like to talk about is setbacks and failures in relationships.  I was a single mom at 18, had my son a few months before high school graduation. That was a HUGE setback and me and my son's dad did not have a successful relationship. I never like to say "failed" because I don't believe that anything is a failure, just a stepping stone or lesson to be learned. I had another son at 22, new dad, again single mom. Then I married my prince charming but just a few months after 12th wedding anniversary, I moved out and was facing the strong possibility of divorce.  The principles or takeaways in a variety of life situations are basically the same, but I think everything in life is really about relationships-with self, and others-whether bosses, co-workers, clients, family or friends. Christine wants you to walk away from this episode with the understanding that: You always have the power to choose the outcome you want by choosing the way you respond to everything that happens (E+R=O) Forgiveness is the key to living a healthy life. When you forgive and let go, (not necessarily forgetting, but learning) you rid ourself of negative emotional baggage. Forgiving is for YOU, not the person being forgiven. If you want to live an amazing life, you have to learn to ask for what you want. Talking openly about what you want or need, not with the requirement of others to meet your expectations, but with the desire to be understood. To learn more about Christine and her services, you can follow her at Christine Lavulo Coaching on Facebook. Christine is a co-author of the #1 International Bestselling book Women Who Empower available on Amazon at https://amzn.to/2K946He.