Quilter Vendulka Battais shares her healing journey from realizing that external validation (including winning awards) made her happy, but didn't bring her ultimate fulfillment, she still needed to find her own inner worth and peace. She explores how her upbringing in communist Czechoslovakia and ancestral patterns influenced her sense of self-worth and her creative approach to quilting. • Growing up during communism in the Czech Republic shaped Vendulka's resourcefulness and creativity • Mo...
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Quilter Vendulka Battais shares her healing journey from realizing that external validation (including winning awards) made her happy, but didn't bring her ultimate fulfillment, she still needed to find her own inner worth and peace. She explores how her upbringing in communist Czechoslovakia and ancestral patterns influenced her sense of self-worth and her creative approach to quilting. • Growing up during communism in the Czech Republic shaped Vendulka's resourcefulness and creativity • Mo...
From Firefighter to Quilter: Brandy Maslowski's Journey of Resilience and Healing
Breaking the Blocks
1 hour 4 minutes
10 months ago
From Firefighter to Quilter: Brandy Maslowski's Journey of Resilience and Healing
Send us a textBrandy Maslowski's journey from firefighter to quilter illuminates the complexities of trauma and resilience. She shares her experiences with discrimination, PTSD, and ultimately, how creativity became her healing mechanism, inspiring others to recognize the strength within their own stories.• Brandy's background as a firefighter with familial ties to the profession • The discrimination experienced as a woman in a male-dominated field • Impact of workplace toxicity on ...
Breaking the Blocks
Quilter Vendulka Battais shares her healing journey from realizing that external validation (including winning awards) made her happy, but didn't bring her ultimate fulfillment, she still needed to find her own inner worth and peace. She explores how her upbringing in communist Czechoslovakia and ancestral patterns influenced her sense of self-worth and her creative approach to quilting. • Growing up during communism in the Czech Republic shaped Vendulka's resourcefulness and creativity • Mo...
