S2E12: Pivoting from Illness to Wellness: A Story of Setbacks and Success Ft. Bonnie Hewitt

Gleeful Talk Show

Bonnie Hewitt, the founder of Posh Notions, an upcycling business based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania shares her pivotal moments from being diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome, among a lot of her chronic illnesses, to founding Posh Notions and winning the Two-Minute Drill contest in the US. Bonus content next: How She Met Her (Famous) Mentors! Connect with Bonnie: Website: https://poshnotions.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/poshnotions/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/poshnotions Zestie survey: I'd like to know you better! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6CVL2QD Join the zesty community on: Instagram: instagram.com/gleefultalkshow Facebook: fb.com/gleefultalkshow Visit us: www.gleefultalkshow.com Youtube: Gleeful Talk Show Ways to support Gleeful Talkshow: Share to your friends Share on social media Leave a rating on podcasting platforms and Facebook page Buy Glee a cup of coffee or two! https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ANQENUPWKT9JS This episode is recorded via Riverside.FM Click on the link below to get 25% off your first 3 months of subscription. Find out what's the coupon code on the episode or in the episode transcripts! Hint: Mediaboard25 https://riverside.fm/?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=glee Transcript: Bonnie: I didn't even realize that that should have been a wake up call. The shift that I've made from how sick I am to I'm healing in a couple of years is phenomenal because unfortunately there's a lot of people that get the condition than I have, and it's completely crippled them.The Glee: Hey Zesties! Welcome to the gleeful talk show where we share zesty stories to cultivate the happiness and hero within. I love hearing stories about overcoming adversity. It really inspires me to look beyond the gray skies and see. That there is a blue sky behind it. Our guest today has been diagnosed by a chronic illness, which left her at temporarily paralyzed over time. She has been diagnosed with numerous chronic conditions. She was previously an accountant, but because of her circumstances, she was unable to come back to the corporate world. But instead she built a world of her own turning illness to business to greatness. Please help me welcome Bonnie Hewitt. Hi, Bonnie. Welcome to the show. Bonnie: Hi, I'm so happy to be here. I'm excited to get started. Glee: Yeah. Thank you? for coming in the show. So, I've mentioned earlier that you have a business right now. It's called posh notions. And I am very curious. What was your life before having posh notions so Can you help us understand a bit more on your life story before Posh Notions? Bonnie: Yeah, so I started Posh Notions in 2016, so I've quite a life built up before that. So I had a semi-normal childhood, had some trauma here and there. Labeled high, strong at a very young age. And so I ended up having my first child pretty young. I was 21 when I had him. He's 21 now. So and then I had my daughter a couple of years after that. And at that point I had been, actually been in a car accident. I actually completely forgot about this, but I was in a car accident and I was told I couldn't work. So I decided I was going to go back to school. And I got my degree in accounting. Only because I knew I would be good at it. Not because it was like my passion or anything. But I did that. And I was done with school. They were, I think like five and three. And I worked in the field for a few years. I worked for some corporate banking and some private small accounting firms and in 2011 So my husband and I had separated and I was a single mom at the time I was raising both my kids. They were nine and 11. And out of nowhere I got really, really sick and ended up in the hospital temporarily paralyzed, like you mentioned, with a condition called Guillain-Barre syndrome. And it was basically like having a stroke and it was what I call the first part of my healing journey. I saw, like I said, I was a