Today we’d like to introduce you to Mandy Seymour.
Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
I always wanted to make it my life’s work and mission to help people live a life of peace, love, joy and inspired purpose in every area of their life. I have always been a person with a fervent heart and bright-spirited. In my 20s, I got involved in an abusive relationship and I had to leave because my life was in danger. Throughout the next season of my life, I picked up the pieces of my heart, hopes and dreams – and have gone on to have a “happier ever after” life, which I call learning to Live Inspired. I founded a nonprofit called Deeper Love International to help people navegate toxic relationships and find a better life beyond them. I also have my own certified coaching practice where I specialize in helping people to find healing, hope and happiness for their inner life (emotionally, relationally and spiritually).
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
No, it has not been a smooth road. We often assume life goes from A to B to C and we plan accordingly. But no one teaches what to do when life doesn’t go the way we plan. I hoped to get my education, fall in love, get married, and live happily ever after and to also accomplish my hopes and dreams in my career. Instead, I got into an abusive relationship, became entrapped in it and isolated from my friends and family. My life and my daughter’s life were in danger and we had to escape the situation and break free from the abuse. When I was going through the difficult time, my daughter was 1o months old and I was pregnant with our second child. Within 2 and 1/2 months time, I had a miscarriage, my husband who had been officially diagnosed with bipolar disorder went into a state of psychosis, I fled with my child and filed for divorce, and my mom, who had a long-term liver disease, died. It was a lot.
Appreciate you sharing that. What should we know about Mandy Seymour Coaching + Deeper Love International?
Mandy Seymour Coaching – I specialize in helping people heal from toxic relationships and find hope and a future beyond abuse. I am certified in trauma healing, master wellness, and life coaching.
I have a brand called Live Inspired which is devoted to helping people live a life of peace, love, joy and hope – and promotes the same messaging in society – which needs it!
Deeper Love International – My ministry I have had for 10 years helping to educate people on toxic relationships and find help, hope and healing who cannot afford it or access it themselves.
Do you have any memories from childhood that you can share with us?
We live on 4 acres which we call Seymour Sanctuary. It’s 4 acres of secluded woodland. I loved to sit in my backyard as a child and experience the solitude, pray and feel peace and God’s presence, and to be caught up in the wonder of the beauty of creation. I would contemplate life, Scripture and truth as I sat in my backyard as a child. And I would go on walks in the woods and discover nature.
One of the most significant moments in my childhood: I remember reading National Geographic for the first time when I was a preteen. I read about the people and countries of the world and I was in awe that the world is so big and there are so many amazing people, cultures, and ethnicities in it. I also remember reading about the problem of refugees in Bosnia. My heart broke every time I read about people suffering and I learned a lot about social issues from reading National Geographic as a child. IT gave me a heart of concern for the plight of the world and people I would not have known about otherwise. I found I wanted to help them to overcome their plight and to help them find hope and healing and things to look forward to even in the midst of difficult circumstances.
I have always wanted to be an author, speaker and mentor, especially an author – and write books that matter and touch and transform hearts and lives for the better. That is what I am doing now. And I incorporate my care for what is important to me into my books and writing. I hope to leave a legacy through the work I am doing. I have always liked to think of new terms and contributre to thought leadership, to make up words and concepts and intellectual ideas as well.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://MandySeymour.com
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/mandyseymourcoaching
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/mandyseymourcoaching
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mandyseymour
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/mandyseymourinspires
- Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/mandy-seymour-music
