S10 | E05 Focus on Hope with Taylor Boone

When you struggle with depression and suicidal thoughts, every day can feel like a battle. Even just waking up and getting out of bed feels overwhelming, and you’re plagued with constant negative thoughts.Today’s guest has been there. Taylor Boone has experienced these emotions from a young age, but today she is here to share with you her story of hope. Her advice? Find your focus. What can you do to find or create hope, joy, and growth in your day to day life? Take baby steps, and step by step every day will get a little bit better.Life will never be perfect, but you can find the beauty in it again.Tune in as Taylor shares her experience finding focus and cultivating joy, and listen as she beautifully illustrates what it feels like to be lost and found again.About Taylor Boone:Taylor’s story starts in Salt Lake City. She was born to amazing parents who thought they were empty nesters, only to discover that her mother didn’t have the flu. She was pregnant with Taylor. By the age of three, Taylor was deaf. For two years, no one knew about it. Somehow, she was able to heighten her senses, read lips, and navigate the world without sound. While battling being deaf and having 13 operations to get some hearing back, Taylor was diagnosed with being dyslexic. She struggled with academics. She turned to art, found photography… and found her voice.To learn more you can connect with Taylor on Instagram.Mentioned In This Episode:Suicide HotlineCop reunites with suicidal man he saved on Golden Gate BridgeWellness WebinarExpert in Hope