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An afternoon tea party with some pretty special women. And apparently it’s national #girlsnightin which was very suiting! ☕️🍰💐💕 #teaparty #givingthanks #bubbles #cake #fingerfoods #girltalk #fun #friends #love #strongwomen #support #inspire #create #sospecial #literallyhip
Coming full circle... 💕 I truly love full circle moments. And last night was a big one for me. In February 2017, when I was bedridden after my neck and right hip surgery, I made two big goals for after recovery. As many of you know, goal #1 was a trip to Portugal and Morocco. I completed that this past June! Goal #2 was to have a big dance party. Last night was the celebration and completion of that goal! 💕 Dancing has always been a big part of who I am. I grew up competitively dancing for years. I’ve even taught some dance classes. I love to go out dancing. I’m usually dancing around my house or in my car or even down the grocery store aisles on occasion. I’ve been known to stop the car and get out to have spontaneous dance parties in parking lots! And I’ll never back down to dance offs when challenged. Dancing is just what I do. So when my body was incapacitated, all I could do was dream of dancing and moving my body again. And that’s how goal two was born! 💕 Now what many of you don’t know is I had a trial run out dancing in May. It didn’t go so well and I may have even gotten “stuck.” (There’s a blog post with more on that story at Literallyhip.com.) So naturally I went to physical therapy and told my PT what had happened and requested to work on my “drop it like it’s hot muscles.” I needed to be ready for my dance party and to take these new hips for a spin on the dance floor! Summer (my PT) and I have been working for FOUR months now all to have it come full circle last night. 💕 These 3 amazing humans have been my physical therapists for every surgery. Kai and Summer were my water therapists and now Summer is my main therapist. Jeff was my PT for all of them: neck and both hips. These people are the only reason I am where I am today. Their knowledge, expertise, dedication, support and cheerleading have been essential to my recovery. They have physically brought me back to life as well as supported me on the mentally and emotionally challenging days too. To have all 3 of them out on the dance floor celebrating with me last night, truly means the world. And to everyone else who came out last night, thank you! I love you all!
“Focus on how far you’ve come, NOT how far you have to go.” . I look at photos of what I now fondly call my past life. Meaning life before all these surgeries and recoveries and scars. A life I won’t be going back to. I had fun, pushed the limits and pushed my body. Sure I jumped out of planes, could do the splits or bend my body in a contortionist’s fashion. Honestly though, I’m way more proud of the person I am today after going through what I’ve been through. My scars are my daily reminder of the suffering I’ve endured, of the stories I have to share and of the strength I’ve found when I was at my weakest. I have been surgically manipulated in ways that take away some of the flexibility I used to have. That being said, I still have hypermobility. But at least now I am educated on what that is and what that means for my body and the limitations I should adhere to. I no longer think of limits as something that is holding me back. I’m actually quite experienced in finding ways around a hurdle to get me to the same finish line. Not being able to do something doesn’t make me less of a person, in fact, it probably makes me a better version of myself. There’s something very special and honorable about knowing and listening to your body. And sometimes just saying, “no, I’m not going to do that.” . So while I won’t be attempting this pose (at least for awhile), I will be celebrating how far I’ve come since this photo was taken. And I’ll be focusing on my new goals, achievements and dreams. What are you focusing on? I’d love to connect and hear your journey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #howfarhaveyoucome #theroadisforward #physicalhealth #mentalhealth #surgery #recovery #scars #strength #persevere #overcome #shareyourstory #flexibility #hypermobility #limitations #knowyourbody #listentoyourbody #achievements #goals #dreams #warrior #abetterme #health #life #medicalmentor #wellnesscoach #literallyhip
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