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Ep 209 - Truth Tellers: 5 Year Post Op Reflections with April & Melanie Lindell
Join us today as April and Melanie celebrate their 5-year surgiversaries with an incredible episode packed with wisdom and inspiration. They'll reveal their top 5 tips, sharing insights on the power of community, navigating the twists and turns of your journey, and embracing honesty about your experiences. Tune in now for amazing tips and inspiring stories!
IN THIS EPISODE:
[2:32] Melanie introduces herself and shares her story.
[4:26] Melanie summarizes what her community groups are all about.
[8:46] Melanie explains what “divorce the word only, and marry the word yet” means.
[10:56] April shares that it’s ok that her journey has been easy.
[13:11] Melanie describes why telling the truth about your healing and journey is so important..
[14:23] April shares why it’s crucial to be truthful with yourself.
[16:29] April explains why it’s essential to ask and answer the questions for yourself.
[20:27] Melanie talks about how there isn’t a universal manual that will work for everyone.
[24:55] April shares why she will never have it all figured out and how she finds comfort in that.
[29:39] Melanie shares her lesson about embracing adversity.
[33:23] April explains how the community has made all the difference in her journey.
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
There is no one size fits all recovery or plan with surgery. What another person is doing, may not work for you. Stay focused on your journey and what aspects benefit you most.
The crash or stall is going to happen, don’t focus on that, instead focus on what your next move is. Learning to take the turn in the road will be the most beneficial thing you can do for yourself. There is always a way to continue.
Support and community is one of the best tools for your journey from pre-op to post-op and beyond. Having a group of people who understand what you are going through and can root you on when you are feeling stuck and make all the difference in continuing your journey.
RESOURCES:
Melanie's Instagram
Lindell Counseling Website
BariNation Website
Join the BariNation Membership community meetups to support you on your journey with obesity treatment - https://barination.com/pages/join-our-community
Want to see bonus content? Head over to Patreon to get more and to support the podcast for as low as $5 per month! https://www.patreon.com/BariNationPodcast
BIOGRAPHY:
Melanie Lindell, LMHC is a professional counselor who has spent the last decade working in the area of trauma and abuse. It is her deepest belief that we were all created for relationships, that we want to be known and loved and have the ability to freely know and love others. Her passion is helping clients work through maladaptive survival strategies/patterns learned and replacing them with adaptive strategies that help them thrive. She is a bariatric patient, having had Roux-N-Y on August 23, 2019. Her recovery process was atypical and led to additional surgeries, several complications and a long season on a feeding tube and learning to eat again. She serves in BariNation as a Support Group and Meetup Leader, tapping into her expertise and patienthood to guide members through the ups and downs of bariatric life.
ABOUT:
If the BariNation podcast helps power your bariatric journey, become a monthly podcast supporter and help us produce the show! Visit www.barinationpodcast.com and help us support people treating the disease of obesity with humor, humility, and honesty.
About BariNation: BariNation is a bariatric educational organization on a mission to empower patients to access and utilize the tools, resources, and education needed to find and maintain personal wellness. We connect patients with the support they need, when and where they need it. BariNation produces an award-winning weekly podcast distributed on all major podcast and video platforms and hosts a support membership community that teams up with credentialed and licensed bariatric experts and clinicians.
BariNation - Website
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By April Williams
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7171 ratings
Join us today as April and Melanie celebrate their 5-year surgiversaries with an incredible episode packed with wisdom and inspiration. They'll reveal their top 5 tips, sharing insights on the power of community, navigating the twists and turns of your journey, and embracing honesty about your experiences. Tune in now for amazing tips and inspiring stories!
IN THIS EPISODE:
[2:32] Melanie introduces herself and shares her story.
[4:26] Melanie summarizes what her community groups are all about.
[8:46] Melanie explains what “divorce the word only, and marry the word yet” means.
[10:56] April shares that it’s ok that her journey has been easy.
[13:11] Melanie describes why telling the truth about your healing and journey is so important..
[14:23] April shares why it’s crucial to be truthful with yourself.
[16:29] April explains why it’s essential to ask and answer the questions for yourself.
[20:27] Melanie talks about how there isn’t a universal manual that will work for everyone.
[24:55] April shares why she will never have it all figured out and how she finds comfort in that.
[29:39] Melanie shares her lesson about embracing adversity.
[33:23] April explains how the community has made all the difference in her journey.
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
There is no one size fits all recovery or plan with surgery. What another person is doing, may not work for you. Stay focused on your journey and what aspects benefit you most.
The crash or stall is going to happen, don’t focus on that, instead focus on what your next move is. Learning to take the turn in the road will be the most beneficial thing you can do for yourself. There is always a way to continue.
Support and community is one of the best tools for your journey from pre-op to post-op and beyond. Having a group of people who understand what you are going through and can root you on when you are feeling stuck and make all the difference in continuing your journey.
RESOURCES:
Melanie's Instagram
Lindell Counseling Website
BariNation Website
Join the BariNation Membership community meetups to support you on your journey with obesity treatment - https://barination.com/pages/join-our-community
Want to see bonus content? Head over to Patreon to get more and to support the podcast for as low as $5 per month! https://www.patreon.com/BariNationPodcast
BIOGRAPHY:
Melanie Lindell, LMHC is a professional counselor who has spent the last decade working in the area of trauma and abuse. It is her deepest belief that we were all created for relationships, that we want to be known and loved and have the ability to freely know and love others. Her passion is helping clients work through maladaptive survival strategies/patterns learned and replacing them with adaptive strategies that help them thrive. She is a bariatric patient, having had Roux-N-Y on August 23, 2019. Her recovery process was atypical and led to additional surgeries, several complications and a long season on a feeding tube and learning to eat again. She serves in BariNation as a Support Group and Meetup Leader, tapping into her expertise and patienthood to guide members through the ups and downs of bariatric life.
ABOUT:
If the BariNation podcast helps power your bariatric journey, become a monthly podcast supporter and help us produce the show! Visit www.barinationpodcast.com and help us support people treating the disease of obesity with humor, humility, and honesty.
About BariNation: BariNation is a bariatric educational organization on a mission to empower patients to access and utilize the tools, resources, and education needed to find and maintain personal wellness. We connect patients with the support they need, when and where they need it. BariNation produces an award-winning weekly podcast distributed on all major podcast and video platforms and hosts a support membership community that teams up with credentialed and licensed bariatric experts and clinicians.
BariNation - Website
BariNation - Podcast
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