# 62. Finding Your Way Through the Unexpected with Laura Bratton

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Podcast: [The DASH Mindset Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dash-mindset-podcast-6393232)
Published: 2026-05-08T11:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://thedashmindset.podbean.com/e/62-finding-your-way-through-the-unexpected-with-laura-bratton/
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What if the thing you never saw coming…became the very thing that shaped how you move forward? Laura Bratton was diagnosed with a rare eye disease as a child and lost her sight as a teenager…several years earlier than anyone expected. We talk about what it looked like to navigate that kind of change in real time…without a roadmap, without certainty, and without the option to pause life while she figured it out. But this conversation isn’t about blindness. It’s about what happens when life doesn’t go the way you thought it would…and how you keep going anyway. We explore what actually helped her move forward, how she learned to stop fighting reality, and why “enough” might be the most powerful shift of all. What We Explore Grit and gratitude…togetherNot as buzzwords…but as real, usable resources. Why it’s not one or the other, and how the balance of both is what actually helps you move forward. Living in the moment (when everything feels overwhelming)When the future feels too big, too uncertain, too much…what it looks like to narrow your focus to today, and why that’s not giving up. It’s survival. Why “enough” matters more than you thinkHow redefining what counts as “enough” can shift everything, especially in seasons of change, grief, or uncertainty. The stories we believe about strengthWhy pushing through, ignoring emotions, and being “fine” can actually make things harder…and what happens when you stop fighting what you feel. What real support actually looks likeNot pity. Not fixing. Not making things easier.But people who believe in you…even when you don’t believe in yourself. The pressure of uncertainty (and how to navigate it)Why the uncertainty doesn’t go away…and what you can control instead. Letting yourself feel what’s realFrom anxiety to grief to anger…why tur…

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