012: Love The Story Your Body Tells with Kerstin O'Shields
She Handled It! with Arwen Becker
English - October 20, 2020 09:00 - 49 minutes - 115 MBSelf-Improvement Education Business arwen empowerment friend inspiration inspirationalstories mother adversity arwenbecker challenges determined Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
For many years, performer and singer Kerstin O’Shields found herself privately dealing with abuse at home, all the while living a very public life. About five years into the marriage, when she asked for help from family, the message was disheartening, “You're married, you need to go fix your marriage. It's not about you.” Even law enforcement believed the lies that her ex-husband was telling them. Questions would mount; when do I count? How am I not part of that equation? Why is my safety not being taken seriously?
After years studying body language and performance, she realized she was betraying her body’s own message of what acceptable treatment was and what she was allowing in her own life. She knew better. As much as she wanted to get him help, she was doing it at her own detriment. When he moved from threats to killing the cat to abusing her oldest daughter, she knew she had to leave no matter what the cost.
That eventual decision led her on a path to create the Body Language Strategy Academy where she teaches individuals about personal safety, body confidence and how to truly be proud of the story their body tells the world around them.
Today, in light of Domestic Violence Awareness Month Kerstin joins the podcast to share her story about leaving an abusive relationship, finding her purpose, and building her business empire.
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