Ep #22: Zibby Owens: A Story of Pursuing Your Passion and Overcoming Loss

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When you love what you do for work, it doesn’t matter how much time it takes, you are simply excited to be doing it every single day. Our guest is a prime example of someone who is passionate about her work and the people she helps through her website. Zibby Owens is the CEO of Moms Don't Have Time To, a media company she founded featuring podcasts, publications, and communities with the main goal of helping moms navigate their busy lives. In this episode, she shares how she got started in this industry and what ignited her love of reading enough to turn it into a business.

Listen in as Zibby shares her tips for starting a podcast, including how she gets amazing guests on her show and how she overcame her fears of people not liking it. You will learn Zibby’s advice for overcoming loss and how to support a loved one who is grieving. Zibby’s story is one of sadness, community and incredible strength, and today she will be giving us an authentic look at what her day-to-day life entails.

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What You’ll Learn:

  • How Zibby juggles everything she does.

  • What steps she took to start her podcast.

  • Where her love of reading started.

  • Zibby’s advice for anyone experiencing loss.

  • How to support a grieving loved one.

  • What it is like dating in your forties.

  • Something Zibby would like to change about her daily routine.

Ideas Worth Sharing:

“I have always loved to read and to write—it is just a part of who I am.” - Zibby Owens

“Your life does not get to be put on pause [due to loss].” - Zibby Owens

“As I have gotten to know the 650+ authors that I have interviewed, there is nothing that I think or feel that is unique.” - Zibby Owens

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