Description

In this episode of Healing Mindset with host Nazish, life coach and author Maureen Covinsky shares the real story behind her memoir My Voice Beyond Hearing Loss. She breaks down how hearing loss can quietly shape identity, confidence, perfectionism, and people pleasing. Then she flips the script with practical self-advocacy tools, mindset shifts, and support strategies. You will hear how cochlear implants, community, and asking for what you need can reduce shame and build inner alignment. This conversation is for anyone navigating hearing loss, invisible challenges, self-worth, or a fresh healing chapter after grief and change.

About the Guest :

Maureen Covinsky is a certified life coach, advocate, and author of My Voice Beyond Hearing Loss. Her work focuses on confidence, self-advocacy, and helping people move from coping to clarity. She also highlights community support through groups like the Hearing Loss Association of America.

Key Takeaways :

1. Hearing loss can create “unseen and unheard” patterns that later show up as perfectionism and people pleasing.
2. Writing your story can be a practical healing tool, not just self-expression.
3. Self-advocacy is a confidence skill. Ask for what you need early, clearly, and without apology.
4. Build a supportive tribe. Community reduces isolation and normalizes solutions like accommodations and tech.
5. Rest is not optional with hearing loss. Auditory fatigue is real and recovery time matters.
6. Denial delays healing. Ownership creates options.
7. Confidence looks like inner alignment. Saying no without guilt is progress.
8. Gratitude shifts perspective without erasing the hard parts.
9. If your hearing loss is not obvious, communicate it up front so people do not misread you.
10. “Be gentle with yourself” is not soft advice. It is a long-term strategy for sustainable healing.

How Listeners Can Connect With the Guest :

1. Website: http://hear2hearu.com/ (H E A R the number 2 H E A R U dot com)
2. Email: maureen@hear2hearu.com
3. Book: Available on Amazon. Search “My Voice Beyond Hearing Loss”

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