Ramona Crabtree Faulkner, founder of Authentic
Life Journey. What's your vision? I'd love to
hear about it. Oh, my vision is to create beautiful
containers for women that are in the healthcare
space to be able to step away from the noise
of their busy lives and jobs and be held in.
the space with someone else caring for them.
And I really feel like it is more than just an
experience. It is an opportunity, right? It's
an opportunity for them to allow themselves to
remember, to remember who they really are. why
they chose to step into the space that they're
in and also to recognize that it's okay to slow
down and be held. Like I'm, I'm so, I'm feeling
emotional about it saying it right now. Like
it just really touches my heart. Just having
worked with these women and having had my own
experiences that is similar to them. Huge. We
were just talking about an ER doctor that you
work with and, and the nurses that I've talked
to throughout my life and how They can get so
entrapped by the hours that they dedicate and
put into this. And I love that you mentioned
who's going to hold them, right? Who's going
to help them on their recovery processes. This
is absolutely huge. And I just want to say Visionary
is the behind -the -scenes conversation that
Ramona and I had for this led to us creating
this sacred clip because I see a level of authenticity
in Ramona that is very, very hard to fake. um
it's very very hard to when you're when you're
challenged if you will or you're put in a position
outside of your comfort zone um even those who
teach these concepts have a tendency to get kind
of like her um you know and shift gears but ramona
and i got to go head to head in a lovely way
about what she's up to how she's doing i was
like i got to get ramona on the show and we got
to do an extended show so we can talk about it
what um what you're providing to your core audience
the women in healthcare ramona is something that
i know that the visionaries i work with are also
going to need more and more as they continue
to expand their visions so i just want to thank
you for being here i want to give you one last
challenge and that is do you have any tips that
come to mind for people who are already self
-aware about authenticity and wanting to step
into that that may be overlooked um something
that we may have either set aside or haven't
quite stepped into yet? So I think the journey
of authenticity is just that it's a journey.
Like it's, it's ever evolving. I, I came to the
name for my company because I wanted it to be
understood that when we are seeking our authentic
life, ultimately that it is not a, there's, there's
not a finish line. right? It's a constant recalibration
of things because we as human beings are constantly
evolving and changing. If you look at nature,
it doesn't stay the same. It's constantly in
motion. And so to be in an authentic life, it
means you have to be able to accept the mess
as part of that authentic life, as well as the
magic. the messy part of me is highly sensitive
and highly emotional. And I will cry even when
I'm speaking because I feel like if I hold that
back, what I'm actually doing is I'm blocking
a part of my authentic self to come through.
So yeah, so the emotions are part of my authentic
journey. And if I'm unable to present them in
the moment, then I'm not in the right place.
So for me, if someone's going to tell me, stop
crying, you know, you're too emotional, you're
too much, then peace out. It's not my place.
So honor yourself and be intentional about who
you're surrounding yourself with. Because if
you surround yourself with people that are open
to holding a space for your authenticity, You
belong wherever you are. The only times that
I don't feel like I belong is when someone is
telling me that who I am is wrong. But in truth,
they're right. I don't belong then. I love that.
Okay, visionaries, embracing the mess and the
magic. with Ramona Crabtree Faulkner of Authentic
Life Journey, if that resonates with you. And
if you're looking for the right types of people
in the right place, I highly recommend reaching
out. We're not going to cover it today, but she
may be open to the idea of exploring masterminding,
networking, understanding people outside of the
industry that she's serving. Of course, if you're
in the healthcare space and you've been longing
for some type of support, I think you may have
just found it. So we'll see you guys on the next
episode. We'll be bringing Ramona back. And everybody
have a wonderful rest of your week. Thank you
for being here today. I'm really happy that you
tuned in to Vision Pros Live. I'm looking forward
to seeing your reactions as these episodes continue
to move forward. This is going to get more and
more fun. We'll have more and more engagement
as well. We'll invite people to participate in
the show. And thank you for giving us your time
and attention. Have an excellent time building
out your vision and becoming a vision pro yourself.