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Launching Life's Journeys Destination: Turning Pain Into Purpose with Kennedy Leighton

Heartland RVs Season 1 Episode 4

Launching Life's Journeys with Kennedy Leighton: Perspective and Gratitude on the Journey of Life with Kennedy Leighton

On today’s show, we are joined by Kennedy Leighton, a remarkable woman who has published two books already at the age of just 20. She explains how she lost her mother to complications with alcoholism and anorexia at a young age, and how a group of women rallied around her to support her on her path to womanhood. This was the inspiration behind her first book Dear Kennedy. Her second book Miraculous Every Day was written during the pandemic and is a challenge of 21 days to make your journey ahead miraculous every day no matter the storms you face. Hear about the process of writing and self-publishing a book, the unexpected challenges overcome in the process, and other people’s responses to them. Find out how her faith has impacted her journey and how she hopes to help other people through her writing. As someone who has faced and overcome a great deal of adversity on her life’s journey, she encourages us to approach our own challenges with perspective and gratitude.

Key Points From This Episode:

• Introduction to Kennedy Leighton and her book Dear Kennedy. 
• Kennedy talks about how she lost her mother to complications with alcoholism and anorexia.
• How a dinner with her high school principal changed her life.
• The inspiration behind Dear Kennedy: How a group of women rallied around her to support her on her path to womanhood.
• Her fears of self-publishing and judgment because she was so young.
• The importance of perspective and gratitude when facing adversity.
• Other peoples’ responses to the book.
• How Kennedy’s life has changed since she became a self-published author.
• Her struggles with the writing and publishing processes.
• What inspired her to write another book during the pandemic: Miraculous Every Day.
• What she learned from her experience of getting sick and ending up in hospital.
• How her faith has impacted her journey.
• How she hopes to help people through her books.
• Why the challenge is 21 days in length: Good length of time to build a habit.
• Where you can get Kennedy’s books.
• Future goals for her life’s journey: Working on a third book.

About Heartland:
At Heartland, we promise to treat our customers like family. Our RVs come built with high-quality materials, modern decor and floor plan options so you can camp in comfort and security. All our RVs get a final, thorough check at our quality assurance audit facility before we send them to dealers, so we can promise you peace of mind. But because families look out for each other, we also have a nationwide network of service partners ready to address any issues that may arise on the road. When you buy a Heartland, we want you to focus on taking the journey of a lifetime––and that’s why we take care of the rest.

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