Ep. 51 The Fire Inside Her - Discovering the Courage to Overcome

This week, Ang is joined by Diane Schroeder, life coach, TED talker and host of ’The Fire Inside Her’ podcast. Diane’s mission is to help growth focused humans create a plan to navigate life transitions. But, the story of how Diane arrived at this mission is fascinating. In this interview with Ang, she recounts how a career in the fire service, a traumatic divorce and fixing up a new house all lead her to fix herself and, in turn, give her the power and confidence to help others fix themselves. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Diane chose not to go to college in order to stay home and care for her sick grandmother, which led her to get a job locally, as a firefighter. However, as she explains to Ang, after 25 years she took the brave move to leave that career behind and pursue her dreams
• Prior to leaving her job, Diane went through a traumatic divorce, which led her to being a single, working parent. She relays to Ang how she managed to pull herself back from a dark place that she never thought she would escape from.
• Diane has been using ‘Talking Parents’, the app that sponsors Ang’s show, for over 10 years. She discusses with Ang how the app has been vital to maintaining a healthy parenting relationship with her ex partner over the last decade. 
• Not only did Diane find a new career, but she also found new love. She explains to Ang how the process of self healing and acceptance led her to find a new, healthy, relationship. 

BEST MOMENTS

“Our children don’t need us to save them, they need to watch us save ourselves.”

“You are good enough. You can do it on your own. Once you realise that, it will help you to change.”

“You might not agree with your ex on everything, but when you both learn to put your children first, everything will be better.”

EPISODE LINKS

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Do I Really Hate Men?

Interesting question and one I have asked myself many times. This is not an ‘I hate men’ podcast neither is it just an account of my divorce and the many awful events leading up to and during it. This podcast is a safe space to delve into what happens when relationships end, it provides guidance on how to carry on being a functioning adult and/or Single Mum when you feel broken inside. 

This podcast provides hope sprinkled with humour, at times its emotional at times inspiring and at times sad. I have a message to share with women around the world, come join me and your global sisters for a weekly dose of Superhero Mum inspiration and stories.

My mission -to help women and mothers globally to recover from relationship pain,  lead meaningful happy lives and inspire their children to succeed.

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