{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Ff57b5c93-385b-4a9d-b5de-3a372138a9d8","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Navigating Change with Grit and Gratitude | Laura Bratton on Blindness, Boldness & Becoming","description":"In this powerful episode of The Soul Mirror, host Shreya speaks with Laura Bratton\u2014author, coach, speaker, and founder of UBI Global\u2014on how to navigate life\u2019s most difficult changes with resilience, grit, and gratitude. Blind since adulthood due to a degenerative eye disease, Laura shares how she transformed overwhelming grief into a life of impact, presence, and empowerment. From redefining success and fear to teaching daily strategies for emotional resilience, this conversation will move, challenge, and inspire you.\nWhether you're facing personal loss, fear of the unknown, or navigating a life pivot, Laura offers a blueprint rooted in community, self-compassion, and the power of small daily choices. Tune in and discover how to walk through adversity without losing sight of your soul.\n\u00a0\nAbout the Guest \u2013 Laura Bratton:Laura Bratton is the founder of UBI Global, a speaker, author of Harnessing Courage, and a leadership coach. Blind since adulthood, Laura is known for turning adversity into advantage, helping others face change with boldness and grace. Her work blends personal experience, spiritual insight, and practical strategy to empower individuals and organizations around the world.\n\nKey Takeaways :\n\n\nLaura\u2019s journey from vision loss to leadership shows that adversity doesn\u2019t break us\u2014it shapes us.\n\n\nThe grief she felt was transformed not by personal strength alone but by the unwavering support of family, teachers, and mentors.\n\n\nA core tool in her transformation was gratitude as strategy, not sentiment. Even when life was falling apart, listing three new things to be grateful for daily helped rewire her mindset.\n\n\nHer family didn\u2019t lower standards due to her blindness\u2014they adapted expectations without pity, preserving her dignity and potential.\n\n\nGratitude wasn\u2019t about denying pain, but about acknowledging tools that help us move through it\u2014like guide dogs or assistive tech.\n\n\nLaura emphasizes embracing the messiness of life as part of redefining success\u2014not through perfection, but soul-aligned truth.\n\n\nShe shares practical ways to differentiate intuition from fear, suggesting we root in the present rather than being overwhelmed by a fearful future.\n\n\nUBI Global was born from her desire to help others face change. The biggest pattern she sees? People fear grief will consume them\u2014but acknowledging it is the first step to healing.\n\n\nDaily practices like short moments of gratitude and self-affirmation anchor her leadership and personal clarity.\n\n\n\nConnect with Laura Bratton:Website: www.laurabratton.comExplore her coaching, speaking engagements, and book Harnessing Courage\n\nWant to be a guest on The Soul Mirror? DM on PM \u2013 Send me a message on PodMatchDM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik\n\nCHECK PODCAST SHOWS & BE A GUEST:\n\n\nTune to all our 19 podcasts: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-network/healthymindbyavik\n\n\nSubscribe To Newsletter: https://healthymindbyavik.substack.com/\n\n\nJoin Community: https://nas.io/healthymind\n\n\n\nOUR SERVICES\n\n\nBusiness Podcast Management: https://ourofferings.healthymindbyavik.com/corporatepodcasting/\n\n\nIndividual Podcast Management: https://ourofferings.healthymindbyavik.com/Podcasting/\n\n\nShare Your Story With World: https://ourofferings.healthymindbyavik.com/shareyourstory\n\n\n\nSTAY TUNED AND FOLLOW US!YouTube \u2013 https://www.youtube.com/@healthymind-healthylifeInstagram \u2013 https://www.instagram.com/healthyminds.podThreads \u2013 https://www.threads.net/@healthyminds.podMedium \u2013 https://medium.com/@contentbyavikFacebook \u2013 https://www.facebook.com/podcast.healthymindLinkedIn \u2013 https://www.linkedin.com/in/reemachatterjee/LinkedIn \u2013 https://www.linkedin.com/in/avikchakrabortypodcasterPinterest \u2013 https://www.pinterest.com/Avikpodhealth/\n\nSHARE YOUR REVIEW\n\n\nShare your Google Review: https://www.podpage.com/bizblend/reviews/new/\n\n\nShare a video testimonial and be featured: https://famewall.healthymindbyavik.com/\n\n\n\n#podmatch #healthymind #healthymindbyavik #gritandgratitud","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/5d2a9c0d-da60-479d-ab84-b52de3cc90f6/mjexzs5wbmc.jpg"}