010: Takes Courage to Walk Away
She Handled It! with Arwen Becker
English - October 06, 2020 09:00 - 33 minutes - 24.4 MBSelf-Improvement Education Business arwen empowerment friend inspiration inspirationalstories mother adversity arwenbecker challenges determined Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
It’s one thing to quit when things just get hard. It's another to surrender when things become cruel and abusive. Through Arwen’s experience playing Division 1 volleyball, she realized firsthand that surrendering is different than quitting. It's about self-respect. It's about having people treat one the way that one truly ought to be treated.
Arwen gave up her scholarships to follow a boy who was playing baseball at the University of Washington, where she watched her teammates’ bodies collapse under severe stress and strain due to intense, hours-long workouts. When she was given misguided advice from a head trainer to tell her coach what was happening, their relationship changed for the worse, as he seemed to get sick joy from making her life miserable.
Ultimately, Arwen had to walk away at the pinnacle of her career to avoid further mental and emotional abuse by someone who was supposed to appreciate her. Today’s story is about when enough is enough, how to escape places of deep pain, and how to get help as you work to turn a toxic situation into something better.
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Why validation and worth cannot come from another human being, but only from God. Why you have to be so careful about the advice you get. The difference between quitting and surrendering.Show Notes
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