Life can be hard, and it’s nearly impossible for our careers not to feel the strain of the challenges that so often arise in our personal lives. But the amazing thing is – we can choose how we want to move through personal challenges that impact our careers, and we can decide to focus our energy and efforts on finding professional success and fulfillment despite our struggles. And if you want a playbook on how to do this, Rachel’s story has you covered. Rachel tells the story of building a successful career from scratch, despite facing challenges with her health, her finances, and her personal life. In this episode you’ll hear about: Bootstrapping a career path without a financial cushion What it’s like to pursue an ambitious career path while managing anxiety, depression, PTSD What’s worked for Rachel to mentally center and ground herself when things get difficult How she’s learned to speak up and become more vocal in meetings How she’s advanced in her career and built confidence over time How being diagnosed with MS has changed her mindset How to deal with a manager who is micromanaging And more! As always, you can submit your listener questions to [email protected] or DM me on Instagram - @theartofspeakingup. And feel free to join the free facebook group (facebook.com/groups/theartofspeakingup) for more intimate discussion following the show. Thank you, as always, for listening and being a part of this effort to amplify and uplift professional women. Life can be hard, and it’s nearly impossible for our careers not to feel the strain of the challenges that so often arise in our personal lives. But the amazing thing is – we can choose how we want to move through personal challenges that impact our careers, and we can decide to focus our energy and efforts on finding professional success and fulfillment despite our struggles. And if you want a playbook on how to do this, Rachel’s story has you covered. Rachel tells the story of building a successful career from scratch, despite facing challenges with her health, her finances, and her personal life. In this episode you’ll hear about: Bootstrapping a career path without a financial cushion What it’s like to pursue an ambitious career path while managing anxiety, depression, PTSD What’s worked for Rachel to mentally center and ground herself when things get difficult How she’s learned to speak up and become more vocal in meetings How she’s advanced in her career and built confidence over time How being diagnosed with MS has changed her mindset How to deal with a manager who is micromanaging And more! As always, you can submit your listener questions to [email protected] or DM me on Instagram - @theartofspeakingup. And feel free to join the free facebook group (facebook.com/groups/theartofspeakingup) for more intimate discussion following the show. Thank you, as always, for listening and being a part of this effort to amplify and uplift professional women.

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