This week’s conversation is one of courage, resilience, and the kind of YES that completely reshapes a life.
Our guest, Sharon Kempton, shares her story of leaving her marriage while raising two children, aged 7 and 11. At the very same time, she faced the shock of being let go from her role at her local Opera House (due to new management) the very place she’d poured her passion and dreams into. Suddenly, she found herself navigating motherhood, moving house, and figuring out how to keep her opera dreams alive, all at once.
It would have been easy to slip into victimhood, to feel powerless in the face of so much loss and change. But Sharon chose differently. She chose to say YES to herself, YES to wanting more for her children, and YES to creating a new path forward.
What made this big YES possible? Community. Sharon speaks beautifully about the power of asking for help, and the angels who appeared in her life when she did. It was her willingness to reach out, to lean on others, and to believe she was worthy of something better that carried her through.
Her story is a reminder that the hardest decisions are often the bravest, and that choosing to step out of what’s not working is just as much a YES as stepping into something new.
This episode will leave you inspired to ask: what would be possible if I trusted myself enough to ask for help, and brave enough to say YES to the life I really want?
Until next time,
Nat and Mel
You can find Sharon here:
https://sharonkempton-coach.com/5-mindset-shifts-for-auditions
https://sharonkempton-coach.com/master-your-audition-mindset-mini-course
https://sharonkempton-coach.com/tentipsforyournextaudition-ebook
https://sharonkempton-coach.com/affirmyourpower-ebook
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