Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Kendra Glasgow. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Hi Kendra, really appreciate your meeting with us today to talk about some particularly personal topics. It means a lot because so many in the community are going through circumstances where your insights and experience and lessons might help, so thank you so much in advance for sharing. The first question we have is about divorce and how you overcame divorce and didn’t allow the trauma of divorce to derail your vision for your life and career.
I overcame divorce by not gaslighting myself and allowing myself to feel all the feels. I initiated my divorce so it would have been easy to fall into a shame spiral. Divorce feels like failure and being the one to initiate this failure makes it feel even worse due to the guilt it brings on. I was able to reframe my thinking by leaning on the inner work that ultimately brought me to the decision for divorce. Experiencing loneliness in my marriage had prompted me for the first time to seek help through therapy, coaching and self help tools. And while this did not lead to more connection in my marriage, it did lead to me having more of a connection with myself. I was able to reflect on how hard I tried to make the marriage work in spite of feeling lonely and misunderstood. I was able to have self compassion for myself by acknowledging that divorce is loss no matter the circumstances. I overcame divorce by giving myself permission to grieve and to see my marriage as a valuable lesson even though it ended.
Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?
Relationship coaching is my third career following 10 years in the healthcare industry. This transition was inspired by my own healing journey, navigating loneliness in my marriage and eventually divorce. My mission is to help women transform their relationship challenges into teachers for healing, starting with getting curious within.
I believe that as a society we don’t get enough preparation or education on how to create healthy relationships with others or with ourselves. One product that I recently launched that helps to address this gap is my digital workbook, The Pre-Check-in: How To Start Having More Intentional Conversations In Your Marriage. It walks individuals through multiple practices so that individuals are not just learning communication tips. Instead, individuals are embodying a new system of communicating that builds more intentional connection with their partners.
There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?
Skills that have been most impactful in my journey are vulnerability, self trust and building community. My advice to develop or improve these skill areas is not being afraid to ask for help, whether it’s through therapy, coaching or a friend that holds you accountable. Often, we can be the biggest barriers to fulfilling our full potential.
One of our goals is to help like-minded folks with similar goals connect and so before we go we want to ask if you are looking to partner or collab with others – and if so, what would make the ideal collaborator or partner?
I’m looking to collaborate with people who are also passionate about tackling the loneliness problem in today’s marriages, families, and communities. My email is [email protected] and you can also find me on IG as @kendra.glasgow and Facebook as Kendra Glasgow.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: @kendra.glasgow
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kendra.m.glasgow/
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kendraglasgow
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