When School Says Your Child Talks Too Much: Sarah Pound on Turning a Label Into a Career

About this episode

Sarah Pound shares her journey from being labeled as a talkative student to building a successful career in nutrition and education.

If your child is told off for the very things that make them, well them, this is for you. The traits flagged at school are often the foundations of a thriving life later. What if the qualities that make your child different at school are exactly the ones that help them thrive in life? Sarah Pound, known as Wholesome by Sarah, is a nutritionist, author, educator and mum of three whose report cards often said she talked too much. That trait became the foundation of a career built on communication, connection, storytelling and community. Sarah reflects on the adults who believed in her, the times she was told she could not do something, and the many pivots that shaped her path. It is honest reassurance for parents raising children whose strengths do not always fit a classroom. 🎧 What You'll Discover In this episode: • Why Sarah never worried too much about being the "perfect student" • How being told she talked too much eventually became a professional strength • The role friendships, connection, and community played during her school years • What happened when she was told she wouldn't be able to manage a Year 12 subject early • How proving people wrong became a powerful source of…

People in this episode

Hosts: Laura Pitt, Dan Steele

Guest: Sarah Pound

Topics covered

• personal growth
• education
• nutrition
• entrepreneurship
• parenting

Keywords

• communication
• success
• wellbeing
• storytelling
• food

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