Girlfriend, if you've fallen in your recovery - if you've had a setback, slipped back into old behaviors, or feel like you're not where you "should" be - this episode is for you. This morning, Lindsey was walking her 7-year-old son Blake to school when he fell hard while skipping in Crocs. Through his tears, he looked up and said, "I guess I shouldn't skip so fast to school." And in that moment, Lindsey realized something profound: Sometimes the fall is required. Not because we want to hurt, but because without the fall, we wouldn't learn any other way. In this vulnerable episode, Lindsey shares her own painful fall in recovery - when she was lying to her treatment team, telling everyone she was "doing the things" while secretly still restricting out of fear. Her results weren't matching her actions, and she felt defeated. But that fall? It became her turning point. Drawing from her figure skating background (landing her first double loop took countless falls), Lindsey reveals why falls aren't failures - they're required education. She addresses the shame that comes with relapsing, gives you permission to be right where you are, and shows you how to get back up without beating yourself up. If you've been too afraid to risk falling or too ashamed to get back up, this episode will change everything. In This Episode, You'll Hear: Blake's Fall: The Morning Walk to School How her 7-year-old fell hard while skipping in CrocsThe mama moment of dusting him off and helping him upHis profound realization: "I guess I shouldn't skip so fast"Why she knew he needed that fall to learnThe parallel to recovery that changed her perspective Lindsey's Recovery Fall: The Painful Truth When she was lying to her treatment team about doing "the things"The internal defeat of results not matching actionsOne side wanting weight gain, the other side feeling betrayed and terrifiedBeating herself up for not being "further along"The turning point: getting real and honest with herselfWhy that fall propelled her forward more than smooth sailing ever could The Figure Skating Metaphor: Landing the Double Loop Falling over and over trying to land her first double loop jumpHow each fall taught her something new (angle, timing, fear, adjustment)Why it became her favorite jump BECAUSE of the falls, not in spite of themThe parallel: recovery is learning a jump you've never done before The Shame of Falling in Recovery Why Blake was embarrassed when he fell (other kids watching, teacher saw)The truth: shame isn't about the fall, it's what you make it mean about youYour fall doesn't mean you're a failure, weak, or not worth the effortIt just means you're learningWhy Lindsey eventually saw her falls as necessaryHow falls are setups for breakthroughs, not just setbacks You Are Right Where You Need to Be Not where you want to be, but where you need to beYou can't skip ahead or bypass the lessonThe truth: you can't change what you won't acknowledgeYou can't heal what you won't feelYou can't grow without fallingThe fall isn't the end of your story - it's the beginning of your breakthrough Key Takeaways: ✨ Sometimes the fall is required - without it, we wouldn't learn any other way ✨ Falls aren't failures, they're required education - each one teaches you something ✨ Shame isn't about the fall - it's about what you're making the fall mean about you ✨ You are right where you need to be - not where you want to be, but exactly where you need to be to learn and grow ✨ You can't change what you won't acknowledge - getting honest is the first step to getting back up ✨ The fall is setup for your breakthrough - not a setback, but preparation for progress ✨ Recovery is learning a jump you've never done before - of course you're going to fall multiple times ✨ Staying stuck is its own kind of fall - it's just slower, more painful, and doesn't teach you anything ✨ You don't have to get up alone - reach out for help, let someone stoop down to your level Powerful Quotes from This Episode: "Sometimes the fall is required. Not because I want you to hurt, but because without the fall, we wouldn't learn any other way""I guess I shouldn't skip so fast to school" - Blake, age 7"I was telling everyone I was doing the things, but in reality I wasn't because I was scared""The results weren't matching my actions and I felt so defeated internally""One side of me wanted weight gain because I knew I needed it. The other side felt betrayed and terrified""That fall was my turning point. Once I got real and honest with myself, I could finally do something about it""I fell SO many times trying to land that double loop. It became my favorite jump not in spite of the falls, but BECAUSE of them""The falls weren't failures. The falls were required education""The shame isn't about the fall. The shame is about what you're making the fall mean about you""Your fall doesn't mean you're a failure. It just means you're learning""I eventually saw my falls as necessary. I ...
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Nov 14 202517 mins