WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.259 Mariam Cisse, founder of Empower Moms. Tell me 00:00:05.259 --> 00:00:10.060 about your vision. Wow. My vision is to build 00:00:10.060 --> 00:00:15.400 a global platform for moms who feel unseen and, 00:00:15.439 --> 00:00:18.379 of course, caregivers that no one checks on. 00:00:18.539 --> 00:00:23.260 Because the society tends to focus on child diagnosis, 00:00:23.420 --> 00:00:27.280 progress, or milestone, but forget about the 00:00:27.280 --> 00:00:31.320 moms and caregivers. who are behind closed doors 00:00:31.320 --> 00:00:36.219 every therapy session hospital sleepless night 00:00:36.219 --> 00:00:40.000 so i'm here for them to show them this spotlight 00:00:40.000 --> 00:00:47.460 is for them oh i love that i love what you're 00:00:47.460 --> 00:00:51.840 up to i was raised by my mom and five older sisters 00:00:51.840 --> 00:00:58.329 wow and my older sisters were like having six 00:00:58.329 --> 00:01:02.210 moms um by the time i was nine i was i had a 00:01:02.210 --> 00:01:06.489 nephew um and so like understanding motherhood 00:01:06.489 --> 00:01:10.209 fatherhood parenting um i love what you stand 00:01:10.209 --> 00:01:12.629 for because there was times where my sisters 00:01:12.629 --> 00:01:16.090 couldn't feel their value as a stay -at -home 00:01:16.090 --> 00:01:18.750 mom um you know there's people i've seen that 00:01:18.750 --> 00:01:23.890 that um struggle to understand their value as 00:01:23.890 --> 00:01:26.969 a parent yeah it's so important that they they 00:01:26.969 --> 00:01:29.030 value themselves i'm a single father at this 00:01:29.030 --> 00:01:32.870 point all right so being able to own that and 00:01:32.870 --> 00:01:34.450 be empowered by that i just love what you stand 00:01:34.450 --> 00:01:37.969 for um where where did this vision come from 00:01:37.969 --> 00:01:40.909 for you how did you how did you land on this 00:01:40.909 --> 00:01:47.310 this was your call um from this vision came from 00:01:47.310 --> 00:01:55.129 three fundamental area when when i was as i was 00:01:55.129 --> 00:02:00.510 raised in africa without my mom between the age 00:02:00.510 --> 00:02:07.170 of five to nearly 19. so i understand how pain 00:02:07.170 --> 00:02:11.389 could be especially being around those who don't 00:02:11.389 --> 00:02:15.569 really understood what you were going through 00:02:15.569 --> 00:02:21.270 later in my life i found myself parenting three 00:02:21.270 --> 00:02:26.449 children on my own it was challenging yet transformative 00:02:26.449 --> 00:02:31.189 working zero hour contract trying to put food 00:02:31.189 --> 00:02:35.590 on the table so it was a very difficult experience 00:02:35.590 --> 00:02:40.330 and then later transition into educational environment 00:02:40.330 --> 00:02:45.449 working with children with special needs helping 00:02:45.449 --> 00:02:49.789 them achieve their educational goal but i see 00:02:49.789 --> 00:02:55.400 deeper in those moms face The constant exhaustion 00:02:55.400 --> 00:03:00.699 that no one talk about. I knew I need to do something 00:03:00.699 --> 00:03:04.719 to help those moms to be able to help their children. 00:03:06.080 --> 00:03:12.099 Wow. That's super powerful. One of my hopes is 00:03:12.099 --> 00:03:15.419 that, Miriam, we stay in touch because one of 00:03:15.419 --> 00:03:18.000 the programs that I've created that's an absolutely 00:03:18.000 --> 00:03:22.669 free program, it's called passionpro .org. Let's 00:03:22.669 --> 00:03:24.949 ask one more question before we wrap up today. 00:03:25.229 --> 00:03:29.129 And I would love to know a little bit more about 00:03:29.129 --> 00:03:33.069 your story and journey so far helping mothers. 00:03:33.229 --> 00:03:36.750 What have been some of the challenges that you've 00:03:36.750 --> 00:03:38.689 had or what have been some of the good experiences 00:03:38.689 --> 00:03:45.610 that you've had? Wow, that was a lot. Because 00:03:45.610 --> 00:03:49.629 when I see in this side the challenges, there 00:03:49.629 --> 00:03:53.599 are moms who will... sit in front of me like 00:03:53.599 --> 00:03:58.819 in these days many are online but at school there 00:03:58.819 --> 00:04:03.520 was a time a mom told me it's been days I didn't 00:04:03.520 --> 00:04:11.080 sleep so you see not only they are communicating 00:04:11.080 --> 00:04:17.160 verbally but those silence says a lot and also 00:04:17.160 --> 00:04:23.079 there was many transformational experience throughout 00:04:23.079 --> 00:04:28.439 my journey there are moms who will tell me your 00:04:28.439 --> 00:04:32.759 words echo through my heart you give me strength 00:04:32.759 --> 00:04:36.459 there should be more people like you who sees 00:04:36.459 --> 00:04:42.680 us and five months ago one girl a 19 year old 00:04:42.680 --> 00:04:47.899 girl told me you saved my life you healed my 00:04:47.899 --> 00:04:52.620 childhood trauma It get to a point where I was 00:04:52.620 --> 00:04:56.459 thinking of committing suicide. And she added, 00:04:56.680 --> 00:05:00.699 you are not a life coach. You are a lifesaver. 00:05:01.279 --> 00:05:05.759 That experience changed my perspective on how 00:05:05.759 --> 00:05:10.000 I see things because I consider myself an introvert, 00:05:10.100 --> 00:05:14.699 of course, and I value my privacy. But I said 00:05:14.699 --> 00:05:22.759 I wouldn't be. remain behind closed doors while 00:05:22.759 --> 00:05:27.660 there are countless people waiting to rescue 00:05:27.660 --> 00:05:32.180 them. That will be a selfish act. From then, 00:05:32.379 --> 00:05:36.300 I decided to go outside of my comfort zone to 00:05:36.300 --> 00:05:42.399 be able to help those who are in need. Wow. Vision 00:05:42.399 --> 00:05:46.050 pros. I hope so many of you are listening with 00:05:46.050 --> 00:05:47.850 your hearts and minds open. There's an opportunity 00:05:47.850 --> 00:05:51.069 to step into inspiring others yourself. If Miriam 00:05:51.069 --> 00:05:53.370 can do this as an introvert, right, and step 00:05:53.370 --> 00:05:55.790 up. This is her second podcast interview ever. 00:05:56.089 --> 00:05:58.850 She's crushing it. She's helped us see the value 00:05:58.850 --> 00:06:02.910 of what she does. Moving from life coach to lifesaver 00:06:02.910 --> 00:06:06.100 as well and having those experiences. better 00:06:06.100 --> 00:06:08.680 joy and purpose can you have in life than stepping 00:06:08.680 --> 00:06:11.040 into something like that. Those of you who also 00:06:11.040 --> 00:06:13.360 work with mothers, reach out to Miriam and see 00:06:13.360 --> 00:06:15.120 what type of support you can provide. Those of 00:06:15.120 --> 00:06:17.160 you who want to make a bigger difference with 00:06:17.160 --> 00:06:20.300 mothers, same thing. The Empower Moms brand is 00:06:20.300 --> 00:06:24.180 a brand new opportunity to do just that. And 00:06:24.180 --> 00:06:27.180 maybe it makes sense for you guys to partner 00:06:27.180 --> 00:06:30.000 together. Maybe it makes sense. for you to figure 00:06:30.000 --> 00:06:31.980 out, well, how do you launch events together? 00:06:32.160 --> 00:06:33.620 There's so many different things that you can 00:06:33.620 --> 00:06:35.860 do. Perhaps you're a podcast host who's looking 00:06:35.860 --> 00:06:38.500 for somebody who can touch the hearts and minds 00:06:38.500 --> 00:06:41.300 of your audience members. Well, as you've seen, 00:06:41.379 --> 00:06:43.579 Miriam does just that. So definitely find her 00:06:43.579 --> 00:06:47.079 on Facebook. Keep an eye out for the transition 00:06:47.079 --> 00:06:49.180 of the website and what comes with that. And 00:06:49.180 --> 00:06:51.420 Miriam, we wish you all the best as you continue 00:06:51.420 --> 00:06:54.100 to build out this vision. This is sorely needed 00:06:54.100 --> 00:06:55.740 in the world. So thank you so much for all that 00:06:55.740 --> 00:06:59.500 you do. Thank you, Jackson, for having me. Absolutely. 00:06:59.540 --> 00:07:02.240 Vision Pros, top right corner, you'll see a button 00:07:02.240 --> 00:07:04.920 that says be our guest. Go ahead and apply. Book 00:07:04.920 --> 00:07:07.120 your show time with us. Let's get you on here. 00:07:07.240 --> 00:07:08.639 And we look forward to seeing you on the next 00:07:08.639 --> 00:07:10.600 episode. Thank you for being here today. I'm 00:07:10.600 --> 00:07:12.319 really happy that you tuned in to Vision Pros 00:07:12.319 --> 00:07:15.279 Live. I'm looking forward to seeing your reactions 00:07:15.279 --> 00:07:17.939 as these episodes continue to move forward. This 00:07:17.939 --> 00:07:19.819 is going to get more and more fun. We'll have 00:07:19.819 --> 00:07:21.639 more and more engagement as well. We'll invite 00:07:21.639 --> 00:07:24.040 people to participate in the show. And thank 00:07:24.040 --> 00:07:26.019 you for giving us your time and attention. Have 00:07:26.019 --> 00:07:28.660 an excellent time building out your vision and 00:07:28.660 --> 00:07:29.800 becoming a vision pro yourself.