The Beliefs You Carry: How to Move Forward After Adversity

Welcome to Brain Health and Healing. I'm Sandra

Lee. This show is for people living with head injuries and

the families and supporters who love them. If you are ready to

reclaim your life, identity, and dreams for the future, you are

in the right place. This is a foundational concepts episode

about receiving adversity's gifts. I am here speaking to you

because I used to be absolutely certain that I was bad and I

hurt people. Today, I'm talking about receiving adversity's

gifts. Receiving adversity's gifts is part of the name of the

Brain Health and Healing Show for a reason. This is another

foundational concepts episode. When you hit times where life's

kicked you down and the road seems endless, come back and

listen again. Last week I shared about being in so much pain. I

pushed with my arms to roll out of bed, and I was so miserable

about who I am that I wanted to die. If you didn't hear it, go

back and listen. You've heard your mess becomes your message.

Well, it's true. That belief I started with today-I'm bad and I

hurt people. From very early in life until I began learning

healing techniques in my 20s, I thought I was the worst, most

horrible person in the world. I remember hearing somewhere when

I was young, "Nobody likes me. Everybody hates me. I'm going to

eat some worms. I don't know how many times I repeated that when

I was school-aged and older.

The reality is that all of these beliefs originated from a

completely normal, even advantaged childhood. There was

no abuse in my family, and we had everything we needed. Yet I

came away with a heavy load on my back of limiting beliefs,

there was a specific event that started these beliefs for me.

I'll share that story another time. I believe it's essentially

normal for people to come away with these sorts of limiting

beliefs and experiences. Pretty much everyone experiences them.

Today's message is about receiving adversity's gifts. As

a practitioner of first a different modality and now of

neurolinguistic programming, I've realized that almost every

person has their version of very similar limiting beliefs, and

when I share from my experience, other people can relate to it.

Sharing my stories helps other people take steps on their own

healing paths. When I look for the gift of the silver lining

and give it away, everyone has more hope. Everyone wins. People

with brain injuries following accidents, falls, and strokes

certainly experience tremendous adversity. Some of those

individuals get stuck in their circumstances.

They lose hope and stop trying to heal. They learn to live with

their limitations and stop believing anything else is

possible. I send these people love and prayers, and I say to

them, "Your brain heals itself every day of your life. What

these people face is tremendous adversity, and I understand how

they get to this place. Were I faced with their circumstances,

I might give up too. God grant me the blessings to stay safely

away from such injuries that would lead me to such a place.

Then there are people who experience devastating brain

injuries and become determined and do whatever it takes to

recover. They never give up, despite what the doctors say

about this. Is all we can do? You need to get used to it.

These are the people who keep on going and get better.

Frequently, these extraordinary individuals share their stories

with the world, becoming people who inspire us, showing what's

possible when we refuse to allow adversity to get in the way. I'm

honored that some of Brain Health and Healing's first

guests will share stories like these. Whether or not they have

overcome physical body limitations, everyone has

stories of adversity to share, and those experiences contribute

to the value they deliver to the world. Many. Brain health and

healing guests will be business owners, sharing their journeys

and how they took life's lessons and turned them into their

unique and valuable contributions to the world,

providing us all with the benefits of the wisdom they've

gained. It's obvious to call it a brain injury when I've been in

an accident or fallen, and I can't think properly, or I can't

walk, or I can't walk or speak, that truly is devastating.

For the purposes of this show, I also look at mental and

emotional limitations as being what I will call thought

injuries and belief injuries, and they affect how I use my

brain. My thoughts, beliefs, and emotions affect how I use my

brain, and they shape what I do. And I believe thoughts, beliefs,

and emotions also shape the tissue of the brain. Let me say

I believe thoughts, beliefs, and emotions shape the

tissue of the brain. In fact, when I'm doing intuitive sound

healing with people with physical injuries to their

brains, I am counting on their thoughts and intentions having a

very real impact on the self-healing processes of their

brains, it works.

People get better when you give the brain and the body what they

need. The brain and body heal themselves. Your human body is

miraculous. When life's kicked you down and the road seems

endless. Get back up, dust yourself off, and take another

step. The Brain Health and Healing Show celebrates us as we

receive adversity's gifts and share them with the world. If

you want to share your story of brain injury or of overcoming

adversity, I would love to hear it. I invite you to a

complimentary 10-minute share your story call. This is not a

sales call; it's an opportunity to share your experience. Go to

shinewithsandra.com forward slash brain story, and to hear

what your body's been trying to tell you? Get my Imagine What's

Possible audio gift. Go to shinewithsandra.com. Your body

heals itself every day.