934 Sara Connell: Trauma to Triumph

Neuroscience and Clearing Subconscious Blocks to Eliminate the Glass Ceiling

By the time we get into our 40s and beyond, it becomes hard not to notice repeating patterns in your life. Maybe you keep falling for the same (and wrong) type of guy. Maybe you experience the same toxic situations at work, no matter the job. Maybe you keep spending money faster than you can earn it, or promising deals and investments fall apart unexpectedly at the last minute.

Whatever it is, the pattern was created very early in our childhoods by one trauma or another. 

So today we learn what neuroscience can tell us about the links between trauma and our financial health and earning potential, plus how to clear all the blocks and erroneous beliefs that keep us playing small. 

Sara Connell, the 5-time bestselling author and founder of Thought Leader Academy, became obsessed with personal growth, peak performance, and transformation, having overcome many challenges in her life including recovery from sexual assault and addiction and a seven-year fertility challenge. Writing a book about her story 17 years ago changed her life, landing her an appearance on Oprah’s old TV show and sending her on a journey to master neuroscience and how to help others heal from trauma.

Today she went into action on the podcast, getting me way out of my comfort zone, to help me heal a deep trauma that has affected me in ways little and large for many years. Using her clearing methodology “live on air”, she went to work on a repeating pattern in my life to help shift deeply-rooted patterns around money, visibility, and trust. Her prediction for me? That I finally do close that $12 million funding round that has been committed to my company for more than a year. I’ll keep you posted on that, and in the meantime, you’re going to learn how to turn trauma into triumph.

Sara also opens up about her own journey—from struggling with self-worth, overcoming deeply rooted trauma from sexual assault, addiction and a 7-year fertility challenge, and breaking through her own income barriers to scale her business to seven figures. We unpack the ways trauma can keep women playing small, whether it’s underpricing, overworking, or continually shrinking from visibility and risk due to old, subconscious limiting beliefs. These beliefs—often rooted in shame, lack of self-worth, or fear of shining too brightly—can manifest in myriad ways, especially among high-achieving women.

We get practical too, with many techniques to help you break through, including the necessity to celebrate yourself and your value—loudly and consistently.

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Sara Connell is a 5-time bestselling author and the founder of Thought Leader Academy where she helps coaches, experts and entrepreneurs scale impact and create 6-7 figures by becoming bestselling authors and in demand TEDx speakers. She has been featured on/in Oprah, The New York Times, Good Morning America, TODAY, Forbes, Entrepreneur and TEDx. Her books have been nominated for a National Book Award and Elle Magazine book of the year.

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