“Everyone who’s called a genius rode their own bandwagon. I’m all for that.”

Our speaker for August’s edition of Creative Mornings was Caroline Foran. Caroline wrote a best-selling, non-fiction book about overcoming anxiety, which has been on the top of the charts in Ireland since it was released. 

Owning It: Your Bullsh*t-Free Guide to Living with Anxiety details how Caroline lives with anxiety and how it came to be. So, for her take on our theme of Genius, Caroline spoke about what genius means to her.

“Everyone who’s called a genius rode their own bandwagon. I’m all for that.”

Caroline discussed how, genius to her, means going against the tide of what’s expected and embracing who you are. When she realised her anxiety had overcome her, she sought out ways to feel better.

For her, part of that was embracing it, embracing how she felt, understanding her triggers and finding ways to live with it.

Be a genius, embrace who you are, toot your own horn.