We Need To Talk - My story: From Broken to Rebuilding Myself

What does “resilience” really mean? For years, I thought it meant “pushing through.” Then a traumatic brain injury (TBI) shattered my old self—and taught me that true strength is found in grace, not grit.This is my story of:

• Losing my voice literally: I called Portobello ("mushrooms-goblin-pasta”).
• Almost missing my son’s birthday… and the hug that saved me.
• Rebelling against doctors who said I’d “never recover past 70%.”
• Flying to India broken—and finding peace in breath-work, yoga, and silence.
• Learning that healing isn’t linear—it’s a dance between being ashes and a phoenix.

📌 Timestamps:

00:00 - The accident that changed everything

04:12 - “mushroom-Goblin-pasta”: Losing my words, finding new ones

08:30 - The day I "almost" forgot my son’s birthday (and his life-changing words)

12:45 - Doctors gave up on me. Here’s how I didn’t.

17:00 - India: Hell, healing, and the 1-4-2 breath that saved me

22:10 - Why I cried over peanut butter (and what it taught me)

26:50 - My daily rituals: Gratitude, floor time, and “bad-day texts”

28:00 - For anyone crawling out of darkness: You’re not broken.💬 “Your job isn’t to silence the pain—it’s to ask: ‘What am I trying to protect?’”

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⚠️ Disclaimer: I’m not a medical professional. This is my personal experience.