Ep. 77 A Conversation About Turning Life's Challenges Into Opportunities with McKenna Reitz

McKenna Reitz is a TEDx speaker who challenges men and women to reframe life’s challenges into gifts and opportunities so they can pursue their purpose with clarity and confidence. After losing all her hair due to Alopecia, McKenna uses her journey of having this autoimmune disease to help others overcome the loss in their life by resetting the mindset of their “loss” into growth and opportunities in their lives.

Teaching AP Psychology and coaching varsity volleyball for the past 18 years, McKenna resides in Toledo, OH with her husband Greg, and two beautiful daughters, Karsen (10) and Maddox (7).

For her expertise, McKenna has been featured in Forbes, Woman’s Day, Yahoo! News, U.S. News & World Report, Good Housekeeping, VeryWellFamily, MindBodyGreen, Global Woman Magazine, Thrive Global, Healthy Women, Medium, Love What Matters, and featured on The Jennifer Hudson Show, Good Morning America, Good Morning Washington, theList, Wake Up With Marci, Ticker News, and Cheddar News.

 

Hey everyone! Welcome to today’s episode of the Wright Conversations Podcast! For today’s episode, I’m joined by McKenna Reitz to talk about holding space for grief and seeing the opportunity in the grief, learning to release the control, and the most common struggles that people experience on this journey. We also talk about the importance of believing in yourself, letting go of comparisonitis, and McKenna shares her words of wisdom for those going through tough times.

Let’s delve in!

 

In this Episode You’ll Learn:

• [01:15] A bit about McKenna.
• [05:52] Grieving and seeing the opportunity.
• [14:48] Learning to release the control.
• [21:42] The most common struggles.
• [27:04] Believing in yourself.
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