Moving Beyond Surviving to Thriving with Yolanda Colon

Yolanda Colon, an executive in the finance industry, joins Yuliana today to share the tragic story of the stillborn death of her son and also how she found the strength and courage to take back her life after the brutal end of her 24-year marriage. Her story is one of courage and self-awareness which, as you will hear, has made her the phoenix that she is today. 

Yolanda begins by sharing the events that redirected the course of her life - grieving her stillborn son and experiencing a divorce. She then delves into the events that surrounded her son’s death and the sad postpartum experience that followed. Yolanda also discusses the fear she experienced when she became pregnant again after the death of her son and how she was able to overcome it, as well as her divorce and going to therapy. She leaves us with words of wisdom on how and why to set boundaries and also to take back our power and forgive ourselves. The episode concludes with Yolanda identifying the one person she would love to go back in time to speak with, Maya Angelou, who inspires her with a quote about going beyond surviving and thriving.

Episode Highlights: 

-   The challenging event that redirected the course of Yolanda’s life

-   A sad postpartum experience

-   Grieving with her family by her side

-   Reliving the experience with another baby

-   The courage it took to overcome her fear

-   Experiencing a brutal divorce and seeking therapy

-   Healing through the pain

-   The importance of setting boundaries

-   Advice to women going through a divorce

-   One person Yolanda would go back in time to speak with