Bouncing Forward with Amy Purdy

Welcome to Thursday's bonus episode of Bouncing Forward. In this episode, I share my favorite key takeaway from Monday's episode. So if you're short on time, but are committed to bouncing forward, this episode is for you!

This golden nugget is with Ashleigh Di Lello who shares how we can overcome our physical and emotional pain by tapping into our subconscious minds. Everything she teaches is backed by neuroscience and has helped her overcome her own chronic pain.

Tune into the full episode here. 

What pain are you experiencing right now? Is it physical, mental, emotional? Whatever it is, you CAN transform it into something greater and in this episode of Bouncing Forward, my guest and amazing friend, Ashleigh Di Lello, is here to teach you how!

Ashleigh shares how we can overcome our physical and emotional pain by tapping into our subconscious minds. Everything she teaches is backed by neuroscience and has helped her overcome her own chronic pain.

My favorite thing she shared in this episode was, “What is now, doesn’t always have to be.” I think this is something we often forget or fail to believe. And I know after listen you’ll realize that whatever you are experiencing right now that is bringing you suffering or pain, doesn’t always have to be.

Ashleigh is a Professional Dancer on Broadway and TV shows like So You Think You Can Dance and Dancing With The Stars. At age 13, she was suddenly faced with a life-threatening illness that led to years of chronic pain, a broken metabolism, rapid weight gain, and a destructive relationship with her body and food. Through her study of neuroscience and a 20-year journey, she was able to conquer the emotional, physical, and mental battle in her life to become a successful Professional Dancer.  Then in 2016, a failed hip surgery launched her body into widespread chronic pain and dysfunction. And for the last 4 years, she’s seen her body suffer the depths of unimaginable pain only to bounce forward from what was thought to be “impossible.”

Welcome to Thursday's bonus episode of Bouncing Forward. In this episode, I share my favorite key takeaway from Monday's episode. So if you're short on time, but are committed to bouncing forward, this episode is for you! 

Right now I'm facing one of the toughest decisions I've had to ever make. And here's the thing, there is absolutely zero clarity on which decision is better! No matter what, making life-altering decisions are hard, but when neither choice seems to feel right, what are we supposed to do? How are we supposed to know which decision to make? This is exactly what I've been facing! And in this episode, I share some insight into how I finally was able to make my tough decision. 

Listen to the full episode here: 5 Steps to Make Tough Life Decisions

Right now I'm facing one of the toughest decisions I've had to ever make. And here's the thing, there is absolutely zero clarity on which decision is better! No matter what, making life-altering decisions are hard, but when neither choice seems to feel right, what are we supposed to do? How are we supposed to know which decision to make? This is exactly what I've been facing! That's why I decided to do some research of my own and develop a 5-step process that can help with making any tough life decisions. 

Welcome to Thursday's bonus episode of Bouncing Forward. In this episode, I share my favorite key takeaway from Monday's episode. So if you're short on time, but are committed to bouncing forward, this episode is for you! Today I share a little bit about giving yourself some grace! And, when you slow down to actually acknowledge everything you've done, you'll become aware that you're doing way more than you realize. You are enough and what you are doing is enough! 

I haven’t been motivated to do much of anything. I've been so hard on myself for not being productive. And then, I realized the most productive thing I can do for myself sometimes is this: Give myself some damn grace!

Because here’s the thing, we simply don’t give it to ourselves enough. We give it to others, yet we never even think about giving it to ourselves. Why is that?! But the truth is, it’s by far the best gift we could ever give ourselves.

So in this episode of Bouncing Forward, I share the exact five ways I gave myself grace. Plus, I talk about what grace is and how to actually give it to yourself. 

Can I steal three minutes of your time?! Because this is a bonus episode of Bouncing Forward where I share my favorite clip and golden nugget from this week's episode: Bibian Mentel: 15-Time Cancer Survivor on Living Life to the Fullest and Sustaining a Positive Mindset. This clip highlights how Bibian continues to bounce forward through her darkest days.

To me, there is no one who captures Bouncing Forward more than Bibian. She is a 15-time cancer survivor, living 21 years with cancer, and bouncing forward from 1 leg operation, 1 leg amputee, 5 lunge operations, 3 neck operations, 4 back operations, and 128 radiations. Being a single leg amputee didn't stop her and she become the most badass snowboarder I know, winning 3x Paralympic Gold Medalist and a 7x World Champion snowboarder. And most important of all, she's the biggest inspiration of my life.

Tune into the full episode here: 

https://anchor.fm/amy-purdy1/episodes/13-Bibian-Mentel-15-Time-Cancer-Survivor-on-Living-Life-to-the-Fullest-and-Sustaining-a-Positive-Mindset-esk2rm

In this episode of Bouncing Forward, I interview my dearest friend Bibian Mental who just found out she only has 2 weeks left to live. To me, there is no one who captures Bouncing Forward more than her. She is a 15-time cancer survivor, living 21 years with cancer, and bouncing forward from 1 leg operation, 1 leg amputee, 5 lunge operations, 3 neck operations, 4 back operations, and 128 radiations. Being a single leg amputee didn't stop her and she become the most badass snowboarder I know, winning 3x Paralympic Gold Medalist and a 7x World Champion snowboarder. And most important of all, she's the biggest inspiration of my life.

To be honest, I have never known anyone to live life as full and deeply as Bibian. And that’s why I brought her on the podcast to share how she uses the power of positive thinking and gratitude to not only get through her challenges but to live the type of life we all really should be living. Plus, she discusses why it’s important to process negative emotions and how to sustain a positive mindset long-term.

Find more from Bibian:

Instagram: @bibianmentel

Donate: https://mentelityfundraisers.kentaa.com/evenement/mae-voor-mentelity

We're always told to set goals for ourselves, right? But what if we are boxing ourselves with these goals? What if these goals are placing limits on ourselves and preventing us from exploring our full potential? In this bonus episode, guest Jonathon Koch shares why being purpose-oriented instead of goal-oriented could get us further on our journey of bouncing forward. 

In this episode, I’m joined by the amazing Jonathon Koch. His story has inspired me more than anything else and that’s why I’m so grateful to have him here on Bouncing Forward.

Jonathon is world-renown producer and director, having worked on films like American Gangster, The peacemaker, and Fearless, and the miniseries The Kennedys. While in Washington In Koch became desperately ill and in order to save his life, doctors had to place him in a coma. A few weeks later when Koch woke up with his mind completely intact, he learned that he had survived septic shock, but his body had been severely compromised – he lost his right leg and left hand in the process.

Koch spent the next 18 months rebuilding himself with several painful surgeries, multiple prosthetic fittings, and endless rehabilitation appointments. His dedication to bouncing forward far exceeded his doctors’ expectations. They recognized his mental and physical strength to successfully receive the first human hand transplant EVER. One year later, Koch made medical history by making it through successfully. The doctors said takes several years to learn how to use a new hand, but only four months later, Jonathan was already back on the tennis court.

Jonathon discusses why we should be purpose oriented instead setting goals, the reason why people survive, how to change our perspective, and daily practices that helped him succeed.

My favorite quote from Jonathon in this episode is, “Don’t wait for something catastrophic to happen before you live in a way that you are ready for anything.” Are you living your life this way?

What we discuss:

[00:04:53] What does success look like today compared to early on in John’s life

[00:05:36] Setting goals = setting limits

[00:07:50] Being able vs being capable

[00:09:16] Jonathon's story

[00:12:42] Being in induced comma

[00:17:56] John’s initial reaction after waking up from comma

[00:20:38] The reason why people survive

[00:21:25] Did John ever victimised himself?

[00:24:19] Amy after the comma - the small things that got her moving her forward

[00:26:35] Dealing with uncertainty with the decision about the hand transplant

[00:31:23] John’s Limb transplant

[00:36:07] Would John change his situation going back if he could?

[00:42:18] Was there one particular thing that flipped John’s perspective to help him go forward

[00:44:07] Daily practices to keep John going and succeed

[00:54:04] One things that helped John succeed

[00:54:52] One thing about life that john to be true

[00:58:23] Resilience is earned