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Resilient Spirits - The Courage to Heal (with Betty and Desirée Ford) - Part 1
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WARNING: The content in this episode contains information about someone's serious mental health struggles. If you are struggling yourself, please visit the support links in the show notes below.
On today's show, Emily talks to Betty and Desirée Ford as they share their journey to healing after a catastrophic car accident on May 4, 2018 completely altered their life. 21 days in a coma, 210 days in hospital, 24 surgeries, and immeasurable amounts of post hospital recovery, these two women went through hell and back to get to where they are today. Listen in to this two part series that shows us a MIRACULOUS healing journey overcoming unbelievable mental and medical feats!
Time Stamps
0:45 - Intro
2:17 - Meet Betty and Desirée Ford
6:45 - Emily and her guests rewind all the way back to BEFORE the accident and they explain what their life looked like then, inclusive of Des' mental health struggles
12:10 - What happened the day of the accident
18:12 - The severity and magnitude of Des' injuries
23:56 - The power of positivity and how the Ford Army came to be
28:50 - Trusting in others with literal life and death decisions, and the personal growth journey Betty had to go on to let people in
32:50 - Recap of today's conversation and a glimpse into Part 2 of the series
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