Ep. 74 Finding Your Identity Beyond Your Career: A Stay-at-Home Mom’s Journey with Dr. Leonaura Rhodes

Leonaura has always been ambitious: good at setting and achieving goals. She became a doctor. She became a mom before her age deadline. But then she stopped working because her son was critically ill. This all made sense and she managed these unexpected changes. 

But after her second son also required her to stay at home because of critical and chronic health problems, Leonaura reduced her self-identity to simply “a mother of two sick kids.” And depression kicked in full force.

How did she pull herself out of depression? What choices did she make that changed her perspective and got her doing things that brought her joy and meaning again, apart from being “just” a mom. Why wasn’t being “just” a mom enough for her? 

Bio

Dr. Leonaura Rhodes is on a mission to help people increase their happiness, health, and abundance. 

She began her career as a physician in the UK. When studying for her MPH she became obsessed with the science of wellness, illness prevention and peak performance. Her love for learning led her to train as a counselor, coach, relationship strategist, neurotherapist, and brain health coach. She is also a published author, course creator, corporate trainer and public speaker.  She has worked as a Results Coach and Business Results Trainer for Tony Robbins (Robbins Research International). 

Her own battle with chronic stress and severe depression led to a passion for helping people get physically and emotionally well. In 2014 she published “Beyond Soccer Mom: Strategies for a fabulous balanced life” (Morgan James Publishing), a guide to creating a meaningful, happy, healthy life for women. 

She has worked with thousands of people to help them intentionally create their future life with a process called  "Peak Life Design ". Her motto is "You can settle for an ordinary life, or you can become extraordinary". Originally from England, Leonaura now lives in Norwalk, Connecticut with her husband and two young adult sons. In her spare time you’ll find her kayaking, taking nature photographs and letting her hair down at concerts and music festivals. 

Guest Info.

www.DrLeonauraRhodes.com

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Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann

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