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Empowering Ability Podcast

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Education:Self-Improvement

#077: Learn How Elaine Shifted From Caregiver to Coach and Created an Awesome Ordinary Life with Spencer

#077: Learn How Elaine Shifted From Caregiver to Coach and Created an Awesome Ordinary Life with Spencer

2023-02-17
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Spencer and his mom Elaine joined me in this conversation to share how they went from butting heads with each other to collaboratively creating an Awesome Ordinary Life for Spencer.

For them, it felt like other people were picking up their lives after COVID restrictions eased, and they were stuck in isolation.

Spencer shared that he didn't want to leave his bedroom and was on the edge of depression.

Elaine and I started to work together, and Elaine learned to shift from being the caregiver to the coach. When Elaine started collaborating with Spencer, they took some big steps forward.

One big step forward was starting Spencer's support circle of friends, which is a group of people in intentional, reciprocal and freely given relationships with Spencer.

Spencer's confidence has grown; he's exploring his interests in community, and even landed a paid part-time job!

 

P.S. Want to create an Awesome Ordinary Life with your loved one?!

Click the link below to join our free upcoming workshop:

https://www.empoweringability.org/workshop/

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