{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"YDGM Ep 005: Nicole Cowley","description":"\u201cI was diagnosed with ITP, an autoimmune disease, the weekend before my husband and I got married. Literally, I spent the weekend before our wedding in the hospital.\u201d Nicole lives in Indiana with her teacher husband and her two-and-a-half-year-old toddler son. I had no idea what her story was, and when she shared her story, I was so impressed with her determination, her positive energy, and drive to create such a fulfilling life for herself and her family. She talks about her diagnosis and how she also had to have a planned c-section due to a placenta previa. \u201c\u2026 it was a whole difference experience. It was scheduled, we went into it, I climbed onto a table, and they put me out. That was never ever how I picture how I would have my child.\u201d Now she runs her own social-media and coaching business centered around helping chiropractors market their practices. She\u2019s able to work from home, set her own schedule while taking care of her family, and having a full-on life. \u201cI knew I didn\u2019t want to go back to that, but I really had no career plan. I wasn\u2019t sure what I wanted to do, I knew I didn\u2019t want to work nights and weekends anymore, and I knew I wanted more for my son.\u201d With a background in technology and sales, she asked her aunt, who is a chiropractor, if she could help promote their practice. After searching and brainstorming, she found her calling in marketing and social media for the chiropractic industry. After meeting the CEO of Vitalogics, she hit the ground running and took her business by storm. Then, last year, after finding herself doing too much and overwhelmed, she was diagnosed with Lupus, another autoimmune disease. \u201cThe hours that he was at daycare, is where I was like, I have to get the most out of this. I need to make sure it\u2019s worth my time. But it turned out to be a negative. I was to the point where I really wasn\u2019t even stopping to make lunch.\u201d Through this diagnosis, and finding her balance, listening to her body, she is now thriving and her priorities are much clearer for herself, her husband, and her son. She talks about how she knew she wanted to create something bigger for herself, being empowered, with freedom and control of herself and her life. \u201cMy grandpa was an entrepreneur, my aunt was an entrepreneur, I wanted to be in control. Being a wife and a mom, I knew I needed to be in control. I\u2019m the type of person who goes 200 miles an hour straight forward until I plow into a wall. And then I take a step back and put the pieces back together and I realize the best map and the best route I need to go.\u201d Tune in to listen to Nicole\u2019s impressive story being challenged by her health, and putting her passion and drive into achieving what she wants. And she says she\u2019s only at the beginning. Enjoy! ","author_name":"You're Doing Great Mom","author_url":"http:\/\/youredoinggreatmom.com","html":"