From Humor to Healing: Jaime's Path of Growth and Transformation

About this episode

Jaime shares her journey of personal growth and transformation through the support of a Conscious Connection circle.

In this episode Tara and Mare have a Conscious Conversation with Jaime, a member of their Conscious Connection dream circle, about how she joined after meeting Mare on a Department of Labor grant project in 2017 and how the group shifted to monthly Zoom meetings during COVID to share dreams and support. Jaime describes starting with shallow bucket-list goals, using humor as a protective mask, and gradually becoming more vulnerable as other women showed up authentically. She recounts struggling with job security in Grant funded positions, moving through grant work into a higher-paying corporate job that left her overworked and experiencing racism and sexism, alongside a bad relationship and relocations as hard life transitions. Moving back to Colorado Jaime found an office manager role to help pay the bills until finding a fulfilling intake coordinator job serving people with developmental disabilities, a position that allows her skills to be valued, appreciated and a source of joy. Jaime Credits “bat signals” in the group text and the support of this Conscious Connection circle as a lifeline during hard times. She also shares three of her current Living Intentions, and advises…

People in this episode

Hosts: Mare, Tara

Guest: Jaime

Topics covered

• personal growth
• vulnerability
• support groups
• career transitions
• life challenges
• intentions

Keywords

• humor
• healing
• job security
• developmental disabilities
• life transitions
• Conscious Connection
• intentions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Department of Labor, Connection Project 360, Reclaiming Our Humanity

Places: Colorado

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