What if you could stop overthinking and start doing? What if you could show courage while on the darkest, most difficult road in your life?
Cara Brookins did just that by building a house with her kids using YouTube tutorials.
In this inspiring episode, Karen Coyne welcomes Cara to share her extraordinary story of courage, resilience, and the power of going all-in on a bold, radical idea. Cara, a mother of four, fled an abusive relationship, which led her to build not only a home but also a new outlook on life for herself and her children.
Talking points include:
- Building Against All Odds: Cara shares how extreme adversity led her to the radical decision to build a house with her kids, turning a need for stability into a family project
- Family Bonding Through Building: The hands-on experience of constructing the house helped Cara's children, aged 17, 15, 11, and 2, to regain control of their lives and heal from trauma
- Impact of No Plan B: Cara emphasizes the significance of grit and resilience, illustrating how fully committing to a goal without fallback plans can lead to monumental achievements
- Financial Struggles and Resilience: Undertaking this project during the 2008 financial crisis added an extra layer of difficulty as Cara navigated securing a construction loan amidst economic turmoil
- Motherhood and Resilience: Cara reflects on the profound impact this project had on her children, fostering resilience and confidence that have carried into their adult lives
- Choosing to Speak Up or Stay Silent: In considering whether or not to share her deeply personal story, Cara decided she could not remain silent
- Encouragement to Pursue Big Dreams: The episode concludes with a powerful message about tackling big challenges and fully committing to one’s goals, inspired by Cara’s incredible journey
- And much more!
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About Our Guest:
Cara Brookins is best known as the mom who built her own house with her kids using YouTube tutorials. With her eager construction crew consisting of her four young children, Brookins laid the block, framed the walls, and even ran the plumbing and gas lines for her two-story house. She shared her story in her #1 best-selling memoir, "Rise: How a House Built a Family".
Now an international speaker and author, Cara’s incredible story went viral amassing more than two billion views in over 100 countries.
