Amber Camille Liggon is a former business executive who was driven by ego and status. Like many ambitious millennials, she went to college, had corporate success, and made great money. Until one day she was fired from her six-figure job. With no savings and $120,000 in student loan debt it wasn’t long before her money ran out and Amber was facing homelessness.

In today’s episode Amber shares her journey growing up in an abusive household, wanting to blend in, and ultimately - hitting rock bottom to find herself. She lost her high paying job, and when she couldn’t find a new job she lost her job, her friends, and most of her belongings. She had to sell everything in order to pay her rent, and at one point she was almost homeless. She realized that she had so much less than she thought she had. Ultimately, it was just Amber and her mess - and it was time to clean it up.

As Amber shares in this week’s episode, she found podcasts, and everything in her life changed. As she listened to other people’s stories of failure and success she realized she was not alone. Over time, she studied these stories and identified the common tools and techniques that would lead to a better life. Amber shares with us, “Podcasts saved my life by giving me the answers I need to become a better person and live up to my full potential.”

One year later, Amber turned her life around and her career. Today she works as a coach, consultant and podcaster spreading her message of compassion and vulnerability. Amber’s mission is to do more good for more people and each week she shares her message on her podcast, Amber on Podcasts.

“I was focused on the wrong things, and losing everything was the only way I was able to realize my shortcomings. I did what any desperate millennial does, I searched the internet for answers and when I didn’t find the answers there, I started listening to podcasts. I listened to other people share their stories that were similar to mine. Stories of trauma, neglect, abuse, loss and failure, of evolution and triumph. It was like the sky opened up and this big bright light shined down on me and said, here are your answers, this is what you need to do! So I listened and I learned, and I realized that I wasn’t alone.”

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Tune in on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7bZHrtjAzbksbLWNaak1NM

Tune in on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stories-of-inspiring-joy/id1510488632

To learn more about Amber check out her podcast, Amber on Podcasts where she releases a new episode every Thursday and on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook and on her website at www.mytalkingdollars.com

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