The fact that Laura shouldn't have even survived that fall paralyzed her mind. It created a block of never wanting to push her body again, so she used chronic pain to protect herself.

What she needed was a different way to look at that event. That fall changed her, but what she needed to realize is that she has to turn on the power to use it to create the change she wanted.

This climber needed to recognize how strong she is because she did survive it. She is alive and she it here.

And the fact that she had that accident and yet her body was able to withstand that level of injury that most people wouldn't survive, that is where she can tap into her strength to heal.

What she perceived as a moment of terror created a catalyst of injury, pain, weakness and stability, which has also built a story and struggle, a very very real struggle in her mind.

But by going back to that very moment and focusing on the strength she had to survive is the foundation she needs to heal. The scariest moments in life can build a memory of fear or a story of strength. Click To Tweet