Pearlette J. Ramos

Lawyer and world traveller

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Dr Pearlette J. Ramos is a leader, lawyer, social justice advocate, and writer.  She is a world traveller who has expanded herself through travel and now coaches other women to do the same. 

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We talk about her upcoming documentary, Three (Extra)ordinary Women, which will chronicle the journey of three women who have each overcome personal tragedy and obstacles to triumph in their lives, while they come together to climb Mount Kilimanjaro.

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You can visit the Three (Extra)ordinary Woman documentary website here.

 

***To donate to help make the film a reality, please go here.***

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Bio

Show notes

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Bio:

Dr Pearlette J. Ramos is a transformational leader, lawyer, social justice advocate, and writer. She guides transformational journeys around the world, facilitates women’s empowerment workshops, and coaches others towards living life with passion and purpose from a place of authenticity.  

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She comes originally from Youngstown, Ohio and overcame significant obstacles including poverty, abuse, teenage motherhood, and dropping out of high school, to become a respected lawyer and world traveller.

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Show notes:

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• [2:39] Pearlette tells us how she has adjusted her travel plans in the time of COVID. She runs a business guiding travel groups - mainly women - to places like Italy, Morocco and Antarctica.

• [4:43] Pearlette's passion for travel stemmed from a traumatic childhood, where she would pray to God  and would dream of a life, beyond the limitations of her upbringing. She overcame financial limitations, identity limitations, and the limitations of her own fears and beliefs to create a business involving travel. 

• [9:00] After practising law for 12 years, Pearlette went back to school to gain a Ph.D in Psychology.  Her childhood experiences led her to believe that we have access to something beyond our minds, be it intuition or collective consciousness, and by tapping into it we can be led to live a fuller life. 

• [13:00] In accessing the power of her prayers, dreams and imagination, Pearlette believed in something better for herself, which was a source of hope and healing.  It is in our power to choose to transcend our traumatic experiences, and positive psychology, awareness and conscious choice can help us do that.

• [15:49] When one has been oppressed, seeing the oppression as a limitation that can be overcome and learned from is empowering. A very real example occurring right now for most of us is COVID. Pearlette used the limitations on travel imposed by COVID to achieve a greater sense of peace and equanimity

• [20:31] As a solo female traveller. Pearlette has used travel to challenge and set tasks for herself, for example travelling to Egypt alone and more recently going to Antarctica, which is a journey she used as a catalyst to reset her vision for her life post-50,

• [23:38] Pearlette is now exploring her creative side rather than her analytical side which she relied on for so long as a lawyer. She is expressing her creativity through the documentary project she is co-producing, entitled Three (Extra)ordinary Women which brings together her passions for travel, exploration, empowerment of women, and hiking.

• [27:08] Three (Extra)ordinary Women tells the story of three women: Pearlette, Tami and Terry, who have each overcome obstacles and trauma early in their lives to achieve amazing things in the areas of social justice.  They will climb Mount Kilimanjaro in September 2021 followed by visits to Zanzibar and the Serengeti.

• [33:05] Tami had her mother murdered in front of her as a 6 year old child. Today she is an environmental activist in Dallas, Texas.

• [34:31] Terry was born in Palestine and when the Israelis invaded Palestine her life became hell. She emigrated to America as a teenager and worked instead of studying so her family could join her.

• [36:23] Pearlette overcame abuse as a child and lost her baby as a teenage mother. She is co-producing Three (Extra)ordinary Women and with Tami and Terry is currently preparing for the physical challenges of the hike which will begin on 8 September.

• [40:18] Pearlette is working hard on bringing the documentary to life and hopes it will inspire girls and women who see it to be inspired to overcome whatever emotional, mental and physical challenges they have faced in their life. 

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Links:

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Pearlette's website: pearletteramos.com/

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Viktor Frankl's chronicle of his life in a Nazi concentration camp Man's Search for Meaning.

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The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter and Miracles by Dr Bruce Lipton.