From Surviving to Thriving

From Surviving to Thriving: The Intentional Life Shift with Crystal SamuelsDr. T Lo introduces My Story Medicine, a podcast for women of faith focused on healing, emotional wellness, and personal growth, and welcomes burnout coach and meditation advocate Crystal Samuels, founder of Dare to Flow with Me. Crystal shares how achieving the family and career she prayed for still led to burnout fueled by proving, external validation, solo parenting, physical exhaustion, and a toxic workplace, resulting in anxiety, sleeplessness, chest pain, lost confidence, and isolation. Her breaking point was realizing her daughter needed her well, prompting her to seek medical help despite embarrassment and fear. Recovery began with intentional rest, returning to yoga and meditation, grieving an identity tied to titles and perfectionism, and deepening faith through scripture and worship. During four months off, she rebuilt self-trust, started a meditation-based business, co-authored Your Life On Fire, and urges listeners to acknowledge burnout, reach out for help, and remember they have what they need within.00:00 Welcome to My Story Medicine01:43 Grounding Breath Meditation03:52 Crystal Journey and Burnout08:29 Red Flags and Symptoms10:23 Breaking Point as a Mom14:19 Rest and Recovery Tools17:50 Grieving Identity and Joy19:47 Faith Anchors the Healing21:28 Starting a Meditation Business24:50 First Step Get Help26:11 Book Blessing in Burnout29:39 Final Truth and FarewellAbout Our Guest Crystal Samuels is a meditation and wellness coach that offers practices that elevate your life. She has had a meditation practice for over 20 years and offers  corporations,  group and individual personalized meditation and wellness sessions. She is a practitioner and coach of various meditation techniques including using sound baths to help her clients connect with the soothing tones and vibrational frequencies to ultimately pause , to rest, renew and BE.Crystal is also  a speaker that brings real life stories that connect and inspire her audiences to turn their attention inwards to know that they have everything within them. Crystal’s newest project is co-authoring a book on finding authentic and true purpose again along with the launch of  a coach program that will help high achieving women reclaim and rebuild from burnout and move from overwhelm to empowerment. Website https://www.daretoflowwithme.com/homeBook: https://www.daretoflowwithme.com/bookIf you would like to connect further please visit https://mystorymedicine.substack.com/ or https://www.instagram.com/mystorymedicine/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mystorymedicine.substack.com