The Harmony Series Brunch Events: Carry A Tune (ePub)

delightful, hilarious perspective. She is the calm in the storm, and as a parent of eleven children (twelve if you count her husband) she not only manages to run her own business, she also homeschools her children, including two with severe autism, and one with cerebral palsy and epilepsy. Brenda is on a mission to reframe the conversation around what's possible in the lives of people, particularly young women at risk of violence and abuse, and transforming their victim stories into ones of empowerment and free expression.



Take Aways: The past doesn't have to define what's possible, thoughts become things, so you can always question annoying thoughts. Everything that has happened in your life has a gift you shouldn't forget to receive, any limiting belief is an option - so are fabulous ones, the key to freedom is taking full responsibility for creating our lives, we are not our bodies, collaboration over competition is the key to success, laughter is the best medicine.

In addition to her blog "Mom's Laughing Matters, Brenda is the author of a series of books where she consults with experts on the subject of better family communication. She is also a co-founder, speaker and collaborator with The Harmony Series, empowering women to be bold, be authentic, and live out-loud! She is also a sought-after keynote speaker and workshop facilitator. Her signature talks/workshops include:

LEAP into the most empowering version of you

Create a World Where You Get What You Want

Designing your Homeschool so Everybody Wins

Create a Fun House - Seeing Your Reflection in Your Household

8 Week - Transformation Thursdays (Improv and Vision)

The Harmony Series - A four-part event that takes place quarterly over the course of a year. Along with two other women, Brenda speaks on the topics of finding your authentic voice, living a bolder, fuller life, and acting in concert with others to create life-giving and meaningful change in the world.

"I nearly wet my pants laughing so hard, but by the end I couldn't tell if more mascara was running because of laughter or because of tears. She's clearly very real with herself, so she was able to invite us to be real with ourselves." - M Stertz, Los Angeles

"Brenda is a genius at acknowledging and honoring the individuality in each of us. She seems to have endless space for people to be who they are. She simply doesn't get hung up on differences." - C Martinez, San Francisco

so, i think this is the part where i'm supposed to list all my qualifications + credentials then tell you about my childhood and other cool anecdotes. but, nah. here's what matters.

I AM a bridge - here to connect the dots of mind, body + spirit because they were never meant to be compartmentalized in the first place. we are all here on a mission. if we are to fulfill that mission - and enjoy the process - no part of us can afford to be unhinged.

I AM a light - here to illuminate the paths of those of us who were born into an analog world but who are now learning to navigate the digital world. the ones who learned that you go to college to get the job you want and then when we graduated, there were no jobs so we had to create them...using computers...even though we learned how to type on typewriters. seriously, is this a set up?!

I AM a shovel - here to dig deep into the stories + beliefs you are living by; examine them and support you in determining whether or not they are serving you on your path to becoming.

I AM a translator - here to take what you know intuitively and make it make sense to you intellectually. you have gifts and the world needs them. and you have ideas, the world needs those, too. so that thing you are inspired by, that you dream about and want so badly to create + experience, i want to support you in moving it from mind to manifest - from a thought to a thing.

I AM a vessel - this is my assignment. in everything i experience, there is a blessing for me but it's never just about me. it is my job to find the lesson then share it. i get to be a conduit and through me flows the message of love, light, possibility + power.

i'm sure there is more to be uncovered. but for now, this is who I AM.