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Today’s guest is Sandra Millers Younger. Sandra lost her home, 12 neighbors, and nearly her own life in a catastrophic California wildfire. Her best-selling book about the disaster, “The Fire Outside My Window,” has been praised by Amazon reviewers, and studied by top-level emergency professionals. After the fire, Sandra discovered that personal resilience is both a natural strength and a skill set we can build like a muscle. Combining her own recovery experience with leading academic research, she developed The ComeBACK Formula™ — a five-step system of powerful, common-sense practices proven to transform disaster into opportunity and loss into legacy. Sandra now shares her resilience-boosting message as an international speaker, workshop leader and media guest. You can check out what he’s up to by going to www.SandraMillersYounger.com. This episode is being brought to you by the HIVE, which you can learn more about here: HIVE Community. Sign up for your Podcast Launch Breakthrough Call Today, and please be sure to check out our other podcasts:  The PodQuest Show,  Buy This – Not That! and  Something to Wine About. Please, don’t forget to subscribe to Consciously Speaking so that you don’t miss a single episode, and while you’re at it, won’t you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated! To learn more about our previous guests, listen to past episodes, and get to know your host, go to www.MichaelNeeley.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

Today’s guest is Sandra Millers Younger. Sandra lost her home, 12 neighbors, and nearly her own life in a catastrophic California wildfire. Her best-selling book about the disaster, “The Fire Outside My Window,” has been praised by Amazon reviewers, and studied by top-level emergency professionals. After the fire, Sandra discovered that personal resilience is both a natural strength and a skill set we can build like a muscle. Combining her own recovery experience with leading academic research, she developed The ComeBACK Formula™ — a five-step system of powerful, common-sense practices proven to transform disaster into opportunity and loss into legacy. Sandra now shares her resilience-boosting message as an international speaker, workshop leader and media guest. You can check out what he’s up to by going to <a href="http://www.SandraMillersYounger.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.SandraMillersYounger.com</a>. This episode is being brought to you by the HIVE, which you can learn more about here: <a href="https://hive.mykajabi.com/p/hive-membership" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">HIVE Community</a>. Sign up for your <a href="https://calendly.com/michaelneeley/launch-breakthrough-session" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Podcast Launch Breakthrough Call</a> Today, and please be sure to check out our other podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-podquest-show/id1490940163?i=1000466325863" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The PodQuest Show</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/buy-this-not-that/id1370726531" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Buy This – Not That!</a> and <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/something-to-wine-about/id1435020206" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Something to Wine About</a>. Please, don’t forget to subscribe to Consciously Speaking so that you don’t miss a single episode, and while you’re at it, won’t you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated! To learn more about our previous guests, listen to past episodes, and get to know your host, go to <a href="http://www.michaelneeley.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.MichaelNeeley.com</a> and follow us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/ConsciousSpeak" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="http://www.twitter.com/ConSpeakPodcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.

393: Sandra Millers Younger Helps you Shift from Victim Mentality to a Survivor Mindset

Sandra Millers Younger helps people build personal resilience as a result of a tragedy she experienced. In 2003, she lost her home and nearly her life in a catastrophic California wildfire. Her book about the disaster, “The Fire Outside My Window,” is praised by Amazon reviewers and studied by top-level emergency professionals. After the fire, Sandra discovered personal resilience is both a natural strength and a skill set we can build like a muscle. Combining her own experience with leading academic research, she developed The ComeBACK Formula™—five common-sense practices that transform disaster into opportunity and loss into legacy. Sandra now shares her resilience-boosting message as an international speaker and frequent media guest.Contact InfoWebsite: www.SandraYounger.com For A Free Gift: www.ComeBackFormula.com  Get the Comeback Formula Guidebook which includes all of the five steps of the ComeBACK Formula with some exercises you can use right now and moving forward to implement these resilience building practices into your life.Most Influential PersonRichard Rohr, AuthorEffect on EmotionsI will say very briefly that for much of my life because of childhood influences, I was plagued by anxiety and even depression and mindfulness has enabled me to realize that most of that came from distorted thinking. That was not anything relevant to the moment that in the moment I was just fine and all of that other talk, self talk was really not even true. I didn't have to pay attention to that and that really has, has helped me be much more content and I'm secure, emotionally.Thoughts on BreathingBreathing is so easy and in fact, when I give keynotes and workshops on the ComeBACK formula, this is one of the practices that I recommend because it's easy and it's nonthreatening. There are all kinds of different ways as you know, that are projected to do this and recommended, but if you just focus very simply on taking a deep breath in and holding it for just a second and then letting it out, it does calm us down. It's a physiological as well as mental and emotional intervention and it's totally self guided and possible. So breathing slowly and consciously and mindfully is a great, great practice.Suggested ResourcesBook: Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer by Richard Rohr App: Focus@Will also HeadspaceBullying StoryI have been very fortunate in my life not to have been the subject of bullying to a great extent. I already mentioned that there was that manager who was probably the closest that I came to bullying. She was out of control. The more I think about this in this mindful moment, the more I think that really was bullying. She was bullying the entire team, our entire office and eventually to the degree that she got bounced out of her position. But not before she did a lot of damage. And that was before the fire. It was before I was able to learn these deeper lessons and I didn't really handle it well. There was a time that I remember I was kind of toe to toe yelling. I mean, we were yelling back and forth. It was that bad. Well, how can I not say I've never been bullied when I'd forgotten about this? Okay. So you brought it back and if I had been more mindful, certainly in she had been more mindful that never would've happened. You know, I think mindfulness also leads us to compassion because if we're mindful of not just what's going on in the here and now with us, but with others around us, we can see the situation more from their perspective even if we don't agree with that perspective. And certainly there was not a lot of that. So had I been more mindful in those days, I probably would have let a lot more of that slide. I would not have been so personally offended and, and defending myself, which really didn't do any good.Free GiftBecome more calm, focused and happy by reading the top 12 books recommended on the Mindfulness Mode Podcast. This mini 14-page ebook entitled '12 Must-Read Mindfulness Books' outlines each of the top books recommended by guests on the show. Get your digital copy now at  MindfulnessMode.com/top12books

Sandra Millers Younger helps people build personal resilience as a result of a tragedy she experienced. In 2003, she lost her home and nearly her life in a catastrophic California wildfire. Her book about the disaster, “The Fire Outside My Window,” is praised by Amazon reviewers and studied by top-level emergency professionals. After the fire, Sandra discovered personal resilience is both a natural strength and a skill set we can build like a muscle. Combining her own experience with leading academic research, she developed The ComeBACK Formula™—five common-sense practices that transform disaster into opportunity and loss into legacy. Sandra now shares her resilience-boosting message as an international speaker and frequent media guest.Contact Info <ul><li>Website: <a href="http://www.SandraYounger.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.SandraYounger.com</a></li> <li>For A Free Gift: <a href="http://www.ComeBackFormula.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.ComeBackFormula.com</a>  Get the Comeback Formula Guidebook which includes all of the five steps of the ComeBACK Formula with some exercises you can use right now and moving forward to implement these resilience building practices into your life.</li></ul>Most Influential Person <ul><li>Richard Rohr, Author</li></ul>Effect on Emotions <ul><li>I will say very briefly that for much of my life because of childhood influences, I was plagued by anxiety and even depression and mindfulness has enabled me to realize that most of that came from distorted thinking. That was not anything relevant to the moment that in the moment I was just fine and all of that other talk, self talk was really not even true. I didn't have to pay attention to that and that really has, has helped me be much more content and I'm secure, emotionally.</li></ul>Thoughts on Breathing <ul><li>Breathing is so easy and in fact, when I give keynotes and workshops on the ComeBACK formula, this is one of the practices that I recommend because it's easy and it's nonthreatening.</li> <li>There are all kinds of different ways as you know, that are projected to do this and recommended, but if you just focus very simply on taking a deep breath in and holding it for just a second and then letting it out, it does calm us down.</li> <li>It's a physiological as well as mental and emotional intervention and it's totally self guided and possible. So breathing slowly and consciously and mindfully is a great, great practice.</li></ul>Suggested Resources <ul><li>Book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Belongs-Gift-Contemplative-Prayer/dp/0824519957" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer by Richard Rohr</a></li> <li>App: Focus@Will also Headspace</li></ul>Bullying Story <ul><li>I have been very fortunate in my life not to have been the subject of bullying to a great extent.</li> <li>I already mentioned that there was that manager who was probably the closest that I came to bullying. She was out of control.</li> <li>The more I think about this in this mindful moment, the more I think that really was bullying. She was bullying the entire team, our entire office and eventually to the degree that she got bounced out of her position. But not before she did a lot of damage.</li> <li>And that was before the fire. It was before I was able to learn these deeper lessons and I didn't really handle it well.</li> <li>There was a time that I remember I was kind of toe to toe yelling. I mean, we were yelling back and forth. It was that bad.</li> <li>Well, how can I not say I've never been bullied when I'd forgotten about this? Okay. So you brought it back and if I had been more mindful, certainly in she had been more mindful that never would've happened.</li> <li>You know, I think mindfulness also leads us to compassion because if we're mindful of not just what's going on in the here and now with us, but with others around us, we can see the situation more from their perspective even if we don't agree with that perspective. And certainly there was not a lot of that.</li> <li>So had I been more mindful in those days, I probably would have let a lot more of that slide. I would not have been so personally offended and, and defending myself, which really didn't do any good.</li></ul>Free Gift Become more calm, focused and happy by reading the top 12 books recommended on the Mindfulness Mode Podcast. This mini 14-page ebook entitled '12 Must-Read Mindfulness Books' outlines each of the top books recommended by guests on the show. Get your digital copy now at  <a href="/top12books" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MindfulnessMode.com/top12books</a>

342 Transform Loss Into Legacy With Mindfulness; Sandra Millers Younger

Sandra Millers Younger woke up one night to find her dream home was being engulfed with flames. It was only through a miracle that she survived to tell about it.Her experience is chronicled in her book "The Fire Outside My Window." She also teaches others to become more confident writers through her business, Strategic Story Solutions. www.StrategicStorySolutions.com

Sandra Millers Younger woke up one night to find her dream home was being engulfed with flames. It was only through a miracle that she survived to tell about it. Her experience is chronicled in her book "The Fire Outside My Window." She also teaches others to become more confident writers through her business, Strategic Story Solutions. <a href="http://www.StrategicStorySolutions.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.StrategicStorySolutions.com</a>

Sandra Millers Younger, Master Story Strategist