The Jill Cruz Podcast

Heather Zoccali is one of the bravest people I know. She likes to say that life is “brutally beautiful”, and I think she is exactly right. Grab a mermaid print blanket and sit down as she breaks down how we can all look past the trauma and see the beauty in our lives.

Show Notes

🧜‍♀️ Rainbow-colored scales are kind of her armor: Heather is not taking someone else's trauma.   02:37
👧 Caregiving and forgiveness as two pillars of her life: Heather was a caregiver from the age of nine. 03:17
🛌 Being diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and POTS at 30: life completely changed for her.  04:51
🥊 Having a chronic condition is an ongoing fight: accepting your new normal and giving yourself time to grieve. 07:44 
🤗 The importance of self-compassion and forgiveness: treat ourselves just like you would a friend. 09:28
🌟 Life is beautifully brutal: all the good that came out of the traumatic events in Heather’s life. 10:48
✨ Really knowing and trusting yourself and your voice: showing your vulnerability opens other people towards you. 14:50
😁 When you can joke about yourself it shows that acceptance occurred. 16:37
🎯 Asking ourselves why something bad happened to us is not serving us at all: accept, release and move on. 17:31

Links
👉 Caregivers connect with Heather: www.linkedin.com/in/heather-zoccali-015a3b18a
🌺 Natural Weight Loss and Wellness: www.wynweightloss.com
✅ Connect with Jill: www.linkedin.com/in/jill-cruz-ms-cns-healthy-weight-loss
🎤 Book Jill to speak: www.jillcruz.com

What is The Jill Cruz Podcast?

If you are a woman in leadership and/or aspiring for greater leadership and you are looking to have it all; success in your career, personal life, and health, you're going to love this podcast season.

I am incredibly passionate about this topic because I believe that as women leaders we can have it all! We don't have to settle for being successful in just one area of life such as our careers. We can orchestrate a life that is fulfilling, pleasurable, and healthy in all areas. We are all a "work-in-progress" but it's important to BELIEVE we can have it all or we surely won't get that.

We will be speaking about what it takes to be a successful leader AND have a thriving personal life. Topics include passion, purpose, grit, compassion, self-awareness, thought leadership, self-care, wellness, visionary thinking, and strategic leadership.
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