Ep. 220 - Lauren Scruggs Kennedy on How Tragedy Defined the True Meaning of Beauty

Almost 30

Krista Williams & Lindsey Simcik

Alternative Health, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education

4.5 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2019

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Summary

Today we are joined by Lauren Scruggs Kennedy, a business woman, NY Times Best-Selling Author, activist and blogger. Lauren’s story is one of extreme determination and growth after a tragic accident. Several years ago, Lauren was pulled into the propeller engine of a plane and lost her arm and her eye. In the wake of the accident, her faith in God and in herself is now unshakeable. But it was a long road to get to where she is now. Lauren’s passion to bring hope, restore dignity, and ignite faith in girls and women with limb loss inspired the Lauren Scurggs Kennedy Foundation. The foundation provides beautiful cosmetic coverings for prostheses. In our conversation today, Lauren shares her personal journey with us all, the work she’s doing to help other women living with limb loss, and how her parent’s relationship influenced all of her future relationships. We also talk about: What she learned from her parents choice to be vulnerable with her Her accident The fears from the aftermath of her accident Experiencing PTSD over a year after her accident EMDR sessions How Lauren met her husband, Jason Kennedy Building confidence + helping others do the same The Lauren Scruggs Kennedy Foundation The Beautifully Flawed Retreat she founded with Bethany Hamilton Find more to love at almost30podcast.com! Resources: Learn more: laurenscruggskennedy.com ; lskfoundation.com Instagram: @laurenscruggs ; @thelskfoundation Read: Your Beautiful Heart ; Still LoLo Upcoming Events: May 30th: Denver with Natalie Miles June 20th: Los Angeles with Bree Melanson Sponsors: FitVine Wine | FitVine is offering 10% off your first order a www.FitVineWine.com. From now until August 4th, use code ALMOST30 at checkout to redeem your discount. Plus when you order a case, shipping is included! Silver Fern | Use code ALMOST30 for 20% off your first order at silverfernbrand.com Casper | Get $100 toward select mattresses by visiting www.Casper.com/almost30 and using ALMOST30 at checkout Daily Harvest | Use code ALMOST30 for 3 FREE Cups in your first box at www.daily-harvest.com Almost 30 is edited by Crate Media This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	A lot of times we don't realize like we're so focused on like looking pretty and that'll
0:04.7	make me confident or whatever, but I feel like the deep thing underneath that is just
0:10.6	like feeling good and like then you feel beautiful.
0:15.2	You're listening to the almost 30 podcast hosted by Crystal Williams and Lindsey Simpsick.
0:26.5	Almost 30 started as a conversation about the transition from our 20s to our 30s, but
0:31.5	then we realized life is full of transitions.
0:35.1	So we expanded our mission.
0:37.0	We are an intuition led wellness focused lifestyle podcast that promises to deliver authentic
0:42.3	conversations, diverse points of view and insights rooted in optimism, growth and
0:47.6	intention.
0:48.8	The almost 30 nation community is a group of purposeful dreamers who are smart, passionate
0:54.6	and always seeking the full potential in every aspect of their lives.
0:58.8	At almost 30, we're making magic together.
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1:07.1	Here we go.
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1:12.4	My name is Crystal Williams and I have my smile directed.
1:15.6	I got a little bit of a less.
1:17.8	And I've Lindsey Simpsick and I have the nearest so whatever.
1:22.0	So I was 14.
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