In 2017, Carolina sustained a concussion after falling on her icy driveway. At the beginning of her recovery, she remembers having just one lucid hour a day. As a result, her relationships, business, and mental health all greatly suffered. Carolina felt unable to handle the normal tasks in her life. As a CEO and business owner, she even had to take out an equity loan for her home. However, with time and treatment, Carolina ultimately recovered from her concussion. Today, she says she has reengineered her life. While the road to recovery was long and difficult, it is important to remember that full recovery is possible after sustaining a brain injury concussion.
Carolina's experience with brain injury and concussion recovery is a great example of the importance of honoring your own innate cycles and patterns. As she noticed during her recovery, there are often good weeks and bad weeks. The key is to flow with your body's patterns and use them to your advantage. For Carolina, this meant using her brain injury as an opportunity to learn more about herself and her internal rhythms. By listening to her body and honoring its cycles, she was able to more effectively recover from her concussion and create a sustainable strategy for moving forward. Her story is a reminder that we all have unique patterns and cycles that should be respected.
Meet Carolina:
Carolina is a business unicorn, founder, serial entrepreneur, mental health advocate, podcast host and counselor. Every step she takes in life is led by intuition. Formally educated in social work, the healing journey is a way of life for her. She is fluent in business and feelings and shines her brightest when speaking to the spirit of both. Her intuitive business strategy helps purpose driven business owners get things done. Authentic and conscious connection combined with grounded action describes her style. As a serial entrepreneur who started her first business at 12, Carolina Gutiérrez is a passionate Mental Wellness advocate. She guides business owners and seekers alike on the importance of intuition first, challenging you to think about work from the inside out. With her business & counseling skills, Carolina brings peace, time, and profits to business owners feeling overwhelmed.
Carolina said that 63% of entrepreneurs feel depressed during the week. 4x incidence of major mental health problems such as suicide risk. Entrepreneurs have a fire to keep going but also a great deal of shame with failure.
Concussion can be a significant contributing factor to the mental health problems experienced by entrepreneurs. Shame and depression are common emotional responses to brain injury, and entrepreneurs may feel especially vulnerable to these feelings due to the high stakes and high pressure environment in which they work. However, it is important to remember that brain injuries are often unpredictable and can happen to anyone, regardless of how successful or unsuccessful they are. If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health problems after a brain injury, please seek professional help. There are many resources available to support you on your journey to recovery.
Takeaways
Our conversation revealed a few key takeaways.
First, if you suspect you or your loved one has suffered a brain injury, it is important to seek help as soon as possible. I will add that research clearly shows that immediate intervention leads to better outcomes.
Second, even though the road to recovery can be long and difficult, it is important to keep hope alive that things will eventually get better.
And finally, in some cases, a diagnosis can provide much-needed direction for treatment. Carolina's story is a perfect example of this. After years of struggling with undiagnosed ADHD, she finally received a diagnosis that led her to the treatment she needed.
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