117 - When Everything Falls Apart: A Conversation About the Road Back to Yourself with Ruthie Lindsey

If you’ve been spiraling, ruminating, or stuck in patterns you can’t explain, you’re not broken - you may be in a portal. This episode explores how to walk through it.In this episode, host Elizabeth Mintun sits down with transformation coach Ruthie Lindsey. She shares her extraordinary story: surviving a devastating car accident, living seven years in bed with chronic pain after a surgical wire pierced her brainstem, losing relationships, and ultimately discovering the tools, practices, and inner wisdom that helped her return to herself.This episode is an invitation into the sacred work of unlearning - the masks, conditioning, and inherited beliefs that keep so many of us folded down into smallness. We explore shadow work, trauma healing, rumination, nervous system overwhelm, and the moments that call us into rebirth.Key TakeawaysRumination and spiraling can be interrupted.Tools like EFT tapping, time in nature, meditation, connection with safe people, and reducing screen time can create immediate nervous system relief.We’re not meant to heal alone.Community, support, and being witnessed make healing sustainable - especially during emotional collapse or big life transitions.Trauma lives in the body - and so does resilience. True healing requires tending to the nervous system, not just the mind.Resources Morning & Evening Calm Bundle (Black Friday deal): https://go.thecalmingground.com/Website & Coaching Info: https://www.ruthielindsey.com/Ruthie’s Substack Newsletter: “Love’s Invitation” Instagram: @ruthielindsay Learn more about 1:1 Coaching with Elizabeth Mintun here. Contact Elizabeth: [email protected] to The Calming Ground Podcast so you never miss an episode. If you loved this conversation, please share it with a friend!