#027 - Charlie Beswick - How to find yourself through difficult times
Chalie Beswick is an author, charity founder and speaker, from the UK. Mother to twins with one having the goldenhar syndrome and autism.
She describes herself as:
The last two attributes have been learned and embraced through her experiences and life lessons.
Her colour is red: It is a strong colour that doesn’t work with all colours but with the once it works it fits perfect. It is also a bold colour and not everyone likes it.
Her Story started 15 years ago. With the birth of Oliver and Harry. Harry has a very rare cranial disease, goldenhar syndrome where half of the face is missing, and autism. Charlie has not been prepared to this fate as her pregnancy went fine and the doctors didn’t see anything abnormal. It was the most dramatic day of her life. The twins cam 8 weeks early by an emergency C-section and were very small. Charlie felt the lack of control that day. The whole experience shaped her in a way that she was never expected. It created the person and mother she is now. Now she is very grateful for that lesson. Back then she had a lot of grief, guilt and destructive self talk following for six years. Her marriage broke down as well as her mental health. During this time Charlie was writing journals of her feelings and experiences which she rediscovered in 2017. After family members and close friends read some of it they saw the positive transformation Charlie went through and encouraged her to publish a book so her lessons can help other mothers in similar situations. The book became a success and with that Charlie founded a charity were she goes out to schools and talks about Harry’s life and that how we should not fear the different and help other children, grown ups with facial problems. He looks different but is as loving, fun and carrying as all the other kids too. Later on Charlie started to speak professional and most recently as well one-on-one coaching.
We got to talk about
Creativity:
People seeing things a slightly different way. Taking ingredients, ideas and create something exiting out of it.
Having a vision & patience creating it. Being aware, brave and vulnerable. Her lack of patience is the reason she doesn't consider herself creative.
Advice:
Being authentic. Do work on who you are and what you want. Find the reasons that stop you to be authentic.
Be honest and authentic about yourself, as long as you are not malicious or evil others will be inspired by you.
What you might see as vulnerability others see as courage.
Books:
Brené Brown - “Rising Strong” & “BRAVING The wilderness”
Ian Tuhovsky - “Science of Self Talk”
Charlie Beswick - “Our altered life”
Reach out:
www.CharlieBeswick.com and www.ouralteredlife.com
“Our altered life“ on Social Media. FB, Insta, YouTube, Twitter,
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