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In 2023, a nervous breakdown forced me to stop and take time to review and reflect on my life. Looking back was the catalyst for me to heal my painful past and transform my life. I had no option but to surrender. A breakdown is your body and mind's way of saying no more; you have got to change. And change I did. While my childhood was stable, my parents were unable to say "I love you" or hug my siblings or me. A child needs parental love; without it, you self-sabotage. For years, I lived with physical and emotional abuse from my husband and partner I had no boundaries, and I was fearful of speaking up. Nor did I believe I would be heard if I had. No matter how painful it was, I never told my friends or family what was happening to me. I was strong, and I could deal with it. However, it damaged my body. I faced the prospect of dying when my white cells kept attacking my body due to an autoimmune disease. And being "pi**sed off" with life caused bladder cancer. Ignoring my body's subtle warnings led to my breakdown and my breakthrough into a life of fun, love and joy. We are here to grow and expand. Take the EMPOWERMENT POTENTIAL TEST, https://karen.scoreapp.com/ get to know where you are on your empowerment journey. My life experiences and my healing journey has empowered me. Now my purpose is to help empower women to be life leaders, just as I became the leader in my life. I enable change and transformation for women who have faced adversity, been traumatised or self-sabotage. We don't know what we don't know, a phrase that applied to me for decades; I couldn't figure out why I kept sabotaging every aspect of my life. However, the neglect, abuse, trauma and self-sabotage, are my past habits and beliefs, I lived my life by. Today, after years of working with women and transformating myself, I am a passionate disruptor of everyday thinking. Future generations will benefit only by challenging women's long-held concepts about themselves. I inspire change by sharing my story on social media, in the press, speaking, as an author, and The Empowered Women Life Leaders Podcast. Working with women individually to overcome in 90 minutes adversity and breakthrough barriers to recognize their inner strength, rebuild their self-worth, and lead fulfilling lives full of love, joy, and purpose. I advocate self-healing by actively listening to our body, mind, and soul's wisdom. For this purpose, I use the powerful energy of the Egyptian desert for a 10-day retreat. Book a call https://karenbashford.com or DM me.