What happens when the pressure breaks your body—and your spirit? In this powerful episode, we sit down with Kelly Kessler, a high-achiever who did everything “right”—until her body forced her to stop.
Crippled by severe back pain and walking with a stick, Kelly was carrying more than physical weight. Behind the smile were years of self-abandonment, guilt, shame, and the grief of losing her brother at just 41.
Despite being the straight-A student and the one who held everything together, Kelly felt dismissed, invisible, and not enough.
But then something shifted. She chose to take radical responsibility—not just for her healing, but for reclaiming her self-worth. Today, she’s the embodiment of self-loyalty and resilience.
This episode is a raw, inspiring journey from pain to power, and a reminder that true healing starts when we stop abandoning ourselves.
Dr. Kelly Kessler is a licensed physical therapist, transformation coach, host of the globally ranked podcast Rewiring Health®, the owner of Optimal You Health and Wellness, LLC and a mom of two boys. Kelly helps high-achieving women recognize and heal from dysfunctional patterns of abandoning themselves and the health impacts of stress.
Through nervous system regulation and subconscious mind reprogramming, Kelly guides her clients through a personal transformation to step into their own power, reclaim their worth and honor their health and inner peace. Inspired by her own journey of self-abandonment including perfectionist beliefs and people-pleasing tendencies,
Kelly helps high-achievers harness their profound ability to shift from survival mode to thriving. Kelly has been featured in Authority Magazine, DailyOM, The Everygirl, and Thrive Global.
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Free Guide: From Self-Abandonment to Self-Loyalty https://drkellykessler.myflodesk.com/reclaimpeace
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