“I hold onto loved… fiercely loved. I have had dark moments that I talk about in the book (and darker moments since then). It is knowing that I am loved that helps me hold on.”
Meet one of my own brave role models, Heather Markham. We discuss her new book as well as how she “braves that bitch up” to live full of love and adventure, making powerful choices based on dreams, not limitations.
Our entire conversation weaves between the professional and the personal, the inspirational and the messy, and more. I read an excerpt from her book Rough Waters, From Surviving to Thriving with a Progressive Muscular Dystrophy, and share how it impacted me.
You will have the opportunity to experience moving your own body in relation to how Heather moves and controls her own. Additionally, you will also experience how I impacted Heather’s journey by saying the brave thing and how we continued our relationship afterward.
Follow this episode by braving it up yourself: what five words describe you? What does each word mean to you? Share it at Nicole@TrickSteinbach.com
About Heather
Heather C. Markham is an engineer, assistive technology professional, public speaker, competitive Para Surfer, educator, ADA architectural barriers specialist, golfer, and award-winning international photographer.
Her company, Making Waves for Good, launched in 2018 as an umbrella for a variety of ventures including publishing and photographic projects and to help companies solve disability access problems they didn't know they had—not just staying within ADA code but looking beyond it to make the world more accessible and usable for all.
Heather currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona, with her super snuggly Maine coon cat.
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What is Build Your Brave Career for Women in Tech?
Build Your Brave Career is for women in tech who are done being overworked, overlooked, and underpaid...and are ready to change it.
If you’re experienced, capable, and tired of working harder without getting what you’ve earned, this podcast shows you how to make the strategic and tactical moves to stress less, work less, and earn more.
With each episode, you’ll learn how to build the skill of bravery so you can advocate for yourself, make smarter career decisions, and create real momentum, without losing yourself or burning out.
Nicole Trick Steinbach is your host. She is a former director who built a global tech career from the ground up, working in over 25 countries, leading large-scale transformational change projects. Nicole is now at home in both the US and Germany.
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