Imagine your mother leaves a note to say she is going for jam but doesn’t return for 6 months.
This was what happened to my guest Zsike Peter.
Zsike had the hardest of childhoods. Born in Transylvania under the Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu. After the separation of her parents her stepmother performed cruel acts on her and her sisters that led to her birth mother kidnapping them to flee the country and rescue them.
Later in life the birth of her daughter awoke memories she had long repressed of the child abuse she suffered from her grandfather.
Zsike also gives insights into the world of marketing and how we communicate.
This episode is testament to the strength that Zsike has shown throughout her whole life and to also show the doubters what incredible things she can achieve.
“My mother put all of us on a train and basically kidnapped us” – Zsike Peter
You'll hear about:
00:45 - An introduction to Zsike
02:30 - Zsike's journey since school
06:08 - Life under a dictatorship
15:00 - Being saved by her mother kidnapping her
17:42 - Zsike's childhood trauma
28:06 - How her trauma impacted who she is
31:23 - Zsike's advice to children going through abuse
39:17 - Zsike on life in Hungary with her mother
42:34 - Zsike on how we communicate
49:46 - Confidence vs anxiety
53:26 - Zsike's life as an au pair
01:01:06 - Zsike then vs Zsike now
01:06:50 - What would Zsike say to her younger self?
Zsike’s resources:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/zsike-peter/
Vampire Digital - https://www.vampiredigital.biz/
Zsike’s artwork - https://www.zsikepeter.com/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/zsikepe/
My resources: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/itschrisoconnell/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/ChrisOConnell11
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/chrisoconnellcoach/
TikTok - https://www.instagram.com/chrisoconnellcoach/
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_ZWYrxrzzaElmpZMy5S86w
Basemindset website - https://basemindset.com/
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