Ep 64 From Teenage Independence to Motherhood: Laura Maloney's Journey of Resilience and Growth

Meet Laura, she is an innovative educator and advocate, Laura is committed to breaking down educational barriers. With a rich background in both traditional and digital learning environments, she brings a transformative leadership style and a track record of success in student-centered interventions. Beyond education, her first career was in the financial industry, bringing a unique blend of business acumen to her leadership.

Tune in to Happy Thrive Vibes to join her journey in spreading positivity and empowering others to embrace a fulfilling life. Experience insightful conversations that elevate the spirit, as Laura Maloney shares her transformative insights with podcast listeners worldwide.

You can find Laura's Podcast, YouTube, and contact info here: https://linktr.ee/happythrivevibes?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=b36ff761-3ef7-4227-a537-81e96c4370a8

• Starts out how grateful she is with everything she has now and how she got from where she was to what and who she is now. 
• Begins telling us her story from when she became an adult at a young age of 16 living on her own and working at the mall. 
• Shares about her work experience from the mall to becoming a traveling teller in a bank and then how she would start working in a school and teach kids about money and banking. Then wanted to change to be a teacher. 
• Her answer to if she could be anything what would you be- she said she would be a teacher. 
• That taking chances and trying new things or jobs never was a thought that crossed her mind. Just keep going at the job she was working. 
• How today is very different with social media highlight reels, what is actually behind this-feelings and more situation that got to the highlight reel.
• Her story how she became a mom in the most non traditional way and how she had to work through dual titles. Mom and Sister
• How she worked through losing her dad and fast. Then going with the next steps with her little brother and how he gave her a run for her money. More tragedy that followed and how she had to lead while dealing with life.
• Chats about what a step mom means to her and how she learned from being a mom to her brother and how it helped her and her husbands relationship.
• She shares about living by example and showing her brother what it meant to pay bills and working through things when they were hard and still show up for each other and for work.
• Talks about how actually play can make life more fun and less stress. And if you are just giving, giving, giving something is going to give. It is needed to look for opportunities to have fun in your life. 

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