Flipping the Script on Grief with Cara Belvin

In this episode, Nicole talks with Cara Belvin, discussing her own personal experience of losing her mother at such a young age and how it influenced her decision to start the non-profit, empowerHer. Together, they unpack the impact that such a loss at a young age can have on every aspect of life.

Today, Nicole and Cara talk about:

1. People who have an entrepreneurial spirit often see a problem and think they can fix it, which is pretty bold. These individuals don’t allow those negative thoughts in the back of their heads to hold them back. They go for it!
2. Someone’s grief is not shinier, more important than yours - hard things are hard. Everyone will grieve in their own way. Showing empathy can make all the difference in holding space for another.
3. This grief is something that is survivable, but it’s also something that doesn’t go away - rather, it changes at different points in our lives.

Host: Nicole Davison

Guest: Cara Belvin

Cara Belvin was desperate to meet another girl like her after her beautiful + brave mother Kit died of breast cancer when she was just 9 years old. Cara’s extended family and friends helped to fill the void left behind by this profound loss. empowerHER® was formed out of the gratitude Cara felt for all the support her family received growing up. As a mother herself, she felt it would be as much for these mothers as it would be for these young girls.

Cara formed empowerHER® as a grassroots organization around her dining room table in a small, coastal town outside of Boston. Word quickly spread across the country of her work and empowerHER®’s mission. Thousands of inquiries came in from women who wished for an organization like empowerHER when they were growing up.

Today, Cara works with these Ambassadors to form new Chapters in communities all around the world in an effort to connect, support + empower children and young adults everywhere. For more information about empowerHER, or to get involved, please visit www.empoweringher.org.

RESOURCES from this Episode:

empowerHer: https://www.empoweringher.org/

Cara’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/carabelvin/

Cara’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carabelvin

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