073 I Thought I Needed Control | How to Let Go of Control and Figure Life Out with Emily Orton

About this episode

Emily Orton shares her journey of learning to let go of control through various life changes, including motherhood and living on a sailboat.

You don’t always realize how tightly you’re holding on… until life puts you somewhere you can’t control. In this conversation, Emily Orton shares what it looked like to face that—through motherhood, unexpected change, and eventually living on a sailboat with her family. It’s a story about learning how to let go of control, even when everything in you wants to hold on tighter.

People in this episode

Host: Steve Harris

Guest: Emily Orton

Topics covered

• letting go of control
• motherhood
• unexpected change
• sailing
• family life

Keywords

• control
• motherhood
• sailboat
• life changes
• personal growth

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