The Hidden Cost of Being the Strong One | Trauma, Addiction & Healing: LISA LACY

Send us Fan MailSome of the most “together” people you know are not really living. They are surviving — and the mask can be very convincing.In this episode of Women Like Me Stories & Business, Julie Fairhurst sits down with Lisa Lacey, author and speaker, to talk about what often goes unnamed: high-functioning survival, hidden trauma, addiction, mental health, and the exhausting cost of being praised for carrying everything.Lisa shares the story behind her upcoming memoir, Notes of a Certified Madwoman, and opens up about the moment she could no longer keep pushing through near-death medical scares, shame, addiction, and a full mental health psychosis. From the outside, life can look successful, polished, and powerful. But inside, a woman may be quietly collapsing.This conversation names the roles so many women slip into without even realizing it: the good girl, the people pleaser, the hyper-independent one, the workaholic, the leader who cannot ask for help, and the “strong one” who feels guilty for needing rest.Julie and Lisa also talk about why addiction is not a moral failure, why trauma is not something to compete over, and why healing requires honesty, support systems, healthier relationships, and the courage to tell the truth.Connect with Lacy:  https://www.lisalacy.com/If this conversation stirred something in you… good. That’s where change begins.Make sure you’re subscribed, share this with someone who needs it, and if you’re ready to tell your story, step into your voice, or build a life that actually feels like yours… You’re in the right place.I’m Julie Fairhurst, and this is where stories turn into power.Go to my website if you would like to be a guest on the Women Like Me Stories & Business in the toolbar click Let's PodcastJulie's Website