You're Not Broken: IMMEDIATE Tools To Use To Get Back Up And Change Your Life | Jewel

Unfortunately, most of us have the experience of feeling like a broken woman, a broken teenager, or even a broken little girl. There’s hurt and pain behind our smiles and the valiant effort we put up everyday to keep showing up and keep fighting. Jewel is an award-winning, Grammy nominated singer, song writer and mental health advocate. She started a  metaverse called, Innerworld, for mental health awareness, and also started the Inspiring Children Foundation. Her story of being a homeless teenager running from an abusive home is jaw dropping and painful to imagine. In today’s episode, Jewel is sharing some of her most impactful lessons for how she learned to keep getting back up and start changing her life. Moving toward pain and looking for what’s true are just part of this incredible woman’s tool belt for mental badassery. Emotional Lessons that Transformed Jewel from Homeless Teen to Global Influencer There’s power in being mindful Commit to not harming yourself, emotionally or physically Investing in your character is magical Choosing happiness is a skill you can develop Being willing is a superpower at the worst of times Jewels of Wisdom: “I realized my hands were the servants to my thoughts. So if you want to know what you’re thinking, watch what your hands are doing.” “I’m going to try to make decisions that don’t hurt me. I’m going to try to figure out a way to deal with my pain that doesn’t injure myself.” “I didn’t want to be leveraged and I knew it in my heart, I do not want any MFer to leverage me.” “If you compromise your integrity, it’s like a bank account you just depleted.” “When you invest in your character as if it's the stock market, it is the best investment you will ever make.” “Happiness is a side effect of choices.” “It was a way of me gaslighting myself out of my own real experience.” “Our lives rise to the level we accept.”   Follow Jewel: Website: https://jeweljk.com/  Website 2: https://www.jewelneverbroken.com/spaces/9305845/feed  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jewel/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeweljk/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jewel/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jeweljk  FOLLOW LISA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisabilyeu/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lisabilyeu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/womenofimpact Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lisa_bilyeu?lang=en LISTEN AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS: apple.co/womenofimpact Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices