Using her pain as a catalyst for change: Amy Ledin
Episode description
In this episode, Amy talks about her 90 pound weight loss journey and how she experienced a miracle with cancer. She talks about how she is grateful for this adversity, because it has helped shape her into who she is today.
Bio
Amy is a mother of 6, a cancer survivor, a wife, a 7-figure earner, a birth mom, bonus mom, and much more. She has used the pain in her life as a catalyst for major change. She used the pain of being overweight as the catalyst to a 90 pound weight loss and has kept it off for over 15 years. She used her pain of placing a baby for adoption while in high school as a catalyst for personal development and growth. And, she used her pain of having stage 4 NSCLC cancer as the catalyst for taking ownership of her thoughts and self talk. Amy uses her mess as her message combined with her passion of coaching to help them uplevel and become their best self.
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