Breverie Handbook with Olena Mytruk
Telling personal stories is one of the most powerful and most underrated self-discovery and personal growth tools ever invented.
It's like a handbook. Your memories and life stories are like pages in your very own life manual, and all you need to do is be willing to look through those pages, read through them, and learn from them.
Sharing your personal stories out loud is like making a peace pact with yourself. Once you let it out, once you give yourself permission to let it out – something that you kept deep inside for so long – it liberates you.
And it begins to finally make sense. Your life, your deepest thoughts and desires, your wildest dreams and aspirations, your biggest fears and doubts – you begin to get it.
My name is Olena Mytruk, and it took me a while to learn the power of storytelling. But once I discovered it, I never looked back.
I invite you to join me on this adventurous and inspiring journey as I flip pages of my Breverie Handbook – trying to figure out what it really takes to be a hardworking, passionate, multifaceted woman in today’s world.
Breverie Handbook with Olena Mytruk
The Page About Firsts, Following Your Gut, and Senegal (feat. Ashlee Sang)
So often we want to know in advance what our life will look like, what decisions we will make along the way, and what results those decisions will lead to. We want to come up with the perfect plan today and then simply stick to it for the rest of our life.
But life is not meant to be lived by a plan.
And as much as we want to predict the future, it cannot be predicted.
Instead, we can shape our future - by the steps we take every day.
And it all starts with firsts - actions, decisions, and events that shift the direction of our lives forever. They show us who we are, what we are made of, and what we stand for.
In this episode, I am joined by a guest - an amazing, passionate, brave woman and my dear friend Ashlee Sang. She is sharing her story about how the 4 years she lived in Senegal, a country that many of us haven’t even heard about, shaped who she is, what she stands for, and how she sees the world today.
EPISODE BREAKDOWN:
- [02:10] How she moved to Senegal for love
- [06:23] Dakar is a place of firsts that would shape her whole life
- [09:28] The sensory overload of living in Dakar, the capital
- [11:52] Ashlee’s biggest lessons from life in Senegal
- [13:55] Back to the USA: life after Senegal
- [15:48] Would Ashlee make the same choices if she could go back?
- [17:31] How Ashlee felt having shared her story
- [19:03] Ashlee’s message to everyone who thinks they’re not a storyteller
Connect with Ashlee Sang
Instagram: @ashleesangconsulting
Podcast: Purpose & Progress
Website: ashleesang.com
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My First Date With the Power of Storytelling, and Where The Podcast Is Heading
The Page About the First Time I Put Myself First, Really
The Page About the Mustang Convertible, Parking Brake, and Feeling Badass
The Page About Doubts, Overthinking, and Getting Unstuck
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