Sophia Lorena is the host of The Shit Show of My Twenties Podcast. She got furloughed for almost three months this year and decided to move past her limiting beliefs and start the podcast she always wanted to start. Since April, she has interviewed over 95 people and has released over 85 episodes. She is passionate about helping women get out of their own way and create the life they desire.

In today’s episode, Sophia shares her journey through the rollercoaster of 2020. From a horrific car accident, being furloughed from her job, to starting her podcast, it’s been a crazy year. If there’s one thing she’s taken from this year, it’s that this life is precious. After being furloughed from her job, Sophia realized in that moment that she had two choices, she can either go into a victim mindset, say why me, start emotional eating again gain a bunch of weight, maybe start drinking again, mope around the house and wait to go back to work. Or she could purse the creative projects that have always been calling her and see what happens. Sophia decided to go with the second option and she’s so grateful that she did. As Sophia so beautifully shares, when you hit a setback, when you lose your job and find yourself unemployed, it’s probably happening to you for a reason. Maybe the universe is showing you what you’re meant to do, maybe you’re being shown your gifts, and maybe, you’ll find yourself on the path you’re meant to walk on. Trust where you are and where you’re going, because there’s always something beautiful, inspiring, and hopeful that we can create from life’s messiest moments.

“Maybe you’re realizing that you poured so much of your energy into your job, and that you haven’t done any of the creative projects that you’ve been wanting to do. Maybe you’ve been shelfing these things that you said you were going to do, but limiting beliefs or something else have been holding you back. Maybe now is really the time to step into those projects and see what you can create in this time. You always have a decision whether you want to sit in it, or whether you want to create from it. I think some of the best ideas come from having your back against the wall, and thinking what can I learn from this opportunity? What is this opportunity trying to teach me?”

— Sophia Lorena

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 Sophia and her podcast visit her website https://www.theshitshowofmytwenties.com and on Instagram @theshitshowofmytwenties and you can listen to her podcast here

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