Episode 210: Katie Hearn

I am so happy to welcome my friend Katie Hearn to the table. She is the Digital and Accessible Services Coordinator for the Atlanta Braves. She focuses on assisting all fans in having a memorable experience while at Truist Park, with a special emphasis on their accessible programs.

In the spring of 2017 she suffered sudden vision loss and is now blind. She tells her story of how she lost her vision while she was in her twenties and how that affected everything in life. She shares how she is working to find a new normal, how she sees the world differently now and how losing her vision helped her find her voice. And you know, I couldn’t resist asking several Atlanta Braves related questions. My goal is to convert all of you to Braves fans.

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Links mentioned:

• The Atlanta Braves

• Option B by Sheryl Sandberg

Survival Kit:

• Her guide dog, Jack

• Working out

• Books by Ryan Holiday: Stillness Is The Key / The Daily Stoic / The Obstacle Is The Way

• Her family & friends 

Takeaways:

• If you’ve gone through a loss, remind yourself how strong you are. You are braver, stronger and smarter than you think you are.

• She encouraged me by talking about how she found her voice through this loss—how she found her confidence. May we all take a cue from her and really listen to ourselves and be bold to speak when we need to. 

Discussion Questions:

• Talk about a time when you suffered a loss?

• What helped you through that time?

• How do you handle walking through loss with someone?

• What was something that you took away from this conversation?

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Connect with Katie:  Instagram // twitter

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