TUR019 - Inner Confidence & Finding Your True Path with Deb Fowler
Deb Fowler is the Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Green Room Communications, a PR agency created to meet the healthcare industry's unique needs. Deb is also the Founder of Soft Bones, an organization she started after her son was diagnosed with hypophosphatasia. Soft Bones provides support, information, and education for people living with HPP. From an early age, Deb was determined and strong-minded with a desire to be her own boss. She was the first girl to play on an all-boys baseball team and basketball team. She previously worked as an Associate Producer and Media Director and holds a BA in English and Biology from Hobart and William Smith Colleges and studied pre-medicine and pre-medical studies at Columbia University in New York City.
Deb joins me today to share how she found her path to balancing a successful career and family. She reveals the adjustments she made after spending ten years in TV news to start a family and her experiences of being the parent of a child with hypophosphatasia. Deb shares how women can find inner strength and confidence through reflective thinking, recognizing the skills they are good at, and the things that make them happy. She also discusses how social media influences children and the importance of embracing what your children love, even when this isn’t the path you envisioned.
“Really be honest with yourself in what you are good at and what you love.”
- Deb Fowler
This week on The Unwritten Rules Podcast
Making adjustments to balance a career and a family
How Deb pivoted from TV news, to PR and running a business
Deb's experiences of having a son with hypophosphatasia (HPP) and finding solace in her work
The value of being introspective and looking at your journey and learnings
The risks and influences our children have from social media
Recognizing your skillset and finding your inner confidence and strength
Why you should follow what you love and find a market to monetize it
Our Favorite Quotes
“There are things that we’re good at, there are things that we love, and there are things that we learn from our parents that kind of shape that story.” - Deb Fowler
“Being part of building a community with other families and, together, sharing stories has been so therapeutic.” - Deb Fowler
“I didn’t really have that inner confidence until I stepped into my power and owned it.” - Deb Fowler
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