Karla Amador (She/hers/her) is the founder and CEO of the 52 Hike Challenge and Thrive Finance. She is a seeker, a digital nomad, natural spiritual teacher, yogi, intuitive, and much much more.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How the practice of taking care of herself is bringing her joy right now
- How she struggled with perfectionism and was hard on herself
- Her experience with rock bottom
- Why trusting our inner knowing is so incredibly hard and so incredibly important
- What co-dependency is and how it manifested for Karla
- Why, many times, co-dependents find and create relationships with addicts
- How she discusses codependency and emotional intelligence with her son
- How therapy can help us dig through family dynamics and come to a more loving and empathetic place
- How helpful EMDR therapy is to uncover and work through trauma
- The cycle of self-sabotage
- How she thinks about trauma
- Recovery options for co-dependency
- How hiking became a crucial part of Karla coming back to herself
- How the 52 Hike Challenge was born
- Letting go and finding self-love
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