Leadership Development Through Life’s Hardest Moments

What if your most painful experience became the doorway to your purpose?

In this raw and soul-nourishing episode of Inner Work, host MaryAnn Means-Dufrene sits down with Corinne King, mom, community leader, and now author of Shine On, to explore how writing through her mother’s illness and death transformed her identity and leadership.

Corinne opens up about navigating grief, rediscovering faith, and stepping into self-leadership after years as a stay-at-home mom. From publishing her first book to healing generational wounds, her story is both tender and powerful, a reminder that the path to true leadership often starts with surrender.

Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:

• 00:24 Meet Corinne King

• 00:50 Why She Wrote Shine On

• 01:52 Finding Her Way Through Publishing

• 02:31 Creative Joy & Emotional Depth

• 06:26 Writing to Heal

• 15:10 Holding Onto Memories

• 17:31 Becoming Her Own Leader

• 20:52 Book Launch & Community Support

• 21:28 Faith, Scripture & Grief

• 24:47 Nervous System Reset & Self-Care

• 30:08 Motherhood, Identity & Dreaming Again

• 35:19 Daily Spiritual Practice

• 39:37 Final Thoughts on Living with Purpose

About the guest

Corinne King is a wife, mom of two, and passionate community advocate based in Fort Worth, Texas. Through her book Shine On, she honors her mother’s legacy, offering hope and healing to anyone navigating loss, faith, and the rediscovery of self.

👉 Feeling the call to your next chapter?

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