Eden Grimaldi, founder and owner of PR and branding company, MediaCraft, joins Yuliana on the show today to take listeners on the journey of the most challenging year in her life and to demonstrate how she became unstoppable after facing those challenges. Her fearlessness, resolve and optimism, despite going through a traumatic period, is so inspiring and today she speaks about how her post traumatic growth involved developing these very qualities.

Eden begins the conversation by describing the events that led up to her cancer diagnosis - dying parents, a hellacious divorce, and an economic crash. She then talks about how she was an adultified child who had to learn to do everything herself and how those events led up to her breakdown. Eden describes herself as a confident person, but her confidence and fearlessness became powerful after going through a traumatic time. She also discusses her company, MediaCraft, the growth and future of the company, and gives advice to those facing various challenges to always ask for help, never fear, and build up confidence. The episode concludes with Eden describing the song that she feels best describes her life as a fighter. Fearless, confident, and optimistic, Eden teaches us here today that, when life gives you lemons, you make the best lemonade on the planet.

Episode Highlights:

●  Eden’s post traumatic growth after her cancer diagnosis.

●  The stressful events that led up to Eden’s diagnosis.

●  How childhood adultification impacts lives.

●  How post traumatic growth reflects in your life personally and professionally.

●  Navigating your nervous system and managing stress after a life-threatening event.

●  How MediaCraft is aiding the visibility of businesses.

●  Looking to the future of MediaCraft post-COVID.

●  Eden’s advice to those facing challenges.

●  Living your life in kodachrome.

●  How to overcome your fear and build your confidence.

●  The one song that describes Eden’s life

Quotes:

“When something is so seismic and so large that occurs in your life…it forces you to reevaluate everything.”

“I've been conditioned to be a fighter and a survivor from a very early age, because I had to function that way when I was child...and no, that's not a healthy way to live.”

“I was standing on the corner of 10th and 17th Street and I just had a complete meltdown on the corner.”

“When you go through something like that…..it creates such a strength in you, and it creates this feeling of, ‘If I've been through that, there's nothing that can take me down.’”

“When you're aware that you have an expiration date,...and you realize that you don't have that many years left, you start to make decisions, and you start to direct your behavior in a different way that allows you to make time for those people in your life that really enhanced your life.”

“People just need to try a lot of different things and not be afraid to reach out for help, and just test things because different things work for different people.”

Links:

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Eden’s LinkedIn

MediaCraft Homepage