Breverie Handbook with Olena Mytruk
Telling personal stories is one of the most powerful and most underrated self-discovery and personal growth tools ever invented.
It's like a handbook. Your memories and life stories are like pages in your very own life manual, and all you need to do is be willing to look through those pages, read through them, and learn from them.
Sharing your personal stories out loud is like making a peace pact with yourself. Once you let it out, once you give yourself permission to let it out – something that you kept deep inside for so long – it liberates you.
And it begins to finally make sense. Your life, your deepest thoughts and desires, your wildest dreams and aspirations, your biggest fears and doubts – you begin to get it.
My name is Olena Mytruk, and it took me a while to learn the power of storytelling. But once I discovered it, I never looked back.
I invite you to join me on this adventurous and inspiring journey as I flip pages of my Breverie Handbook – trying to figure out what it really takes to be a hardworking, passionate, multifaceted woman in today’s world.
Breverie Handbook with Olena Mytruk
The Page About Private School Applications, Tough Choices, and Being Good Parents
Being a parent is an impossible task. Doesn’t it feel sometimes that no matter what you do you can’t win?
As parents, more than anything in the world we want to do what is best for our children. And yet, we constantly doubt ourselves, our abilities, and our decisions.
I wish there was an easy way to solve this problem, but I haven’t found one yet.
Tune in to learn the solution I have found so far.
Today’s page of the Breverie Handbook is really about reminding all of you parents out there that you are doing amazing. And that you are not alone.
EPISODE BREAKDOWN:
- [01:33] The Middle School Dilemma: public or private
- [03:35] The truly overwhelming application process
- [04:42] The emotional toll of prepping for the admission test
- [06:07] Questioning the decision we made for our daughter
- [07:02] Feeling guilty won't help, so I’ve got to stop feeling guilty
- [10:21] The rollercoaster of emotions of getting the results
- [11:59] A happy ending to the long journey
OTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT LIKE:
The Page About the First Time I Put Myself First, Really
Reflecting on What It Means to Be The Best Parent For Your Kids
Embracing Life's Contradictions: Juggling Parenting, Solitude, and Motivation
The mistake I made on Mother's Day and the dark side of motherhood
Life Design 101, Part 1: What Does It Really Mean to Thrive in Life
