How to Rebuild Confidence After Rejection, Anxiety, or Feeling Like You’ll Never Be Enough | Lindsey Stirling (Fan Fav)

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🗓️ 13 July 2025

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Fan Favorite: This episode originally aired on: November 16, 2022. What up, homies! It's your girl Lisa Bilyeu, and welcome back to the Women of Impact podcast, where we dive deep and come out stronger. Today, you're in for a mind-blowing episode with the incredible, resilient, and ever-inspiring Lindsey Stirling! If you've ever felt crushed by life's adversities or worried that you're not good enough, then this episode is for you. Lindsey, the sensational dancing violinist, opens up about being told she wasn't good enough on national television, and how she overcame that crushing moment to become the powerhouse she is today. She's also getting real with us about her struggles with anorexia and mental health and shares her journey to self-love and healing. Ladies, we're diving deep into not just picking ourselves back up but totally owning our stories. Lindsey is here with some amazing nuggets on resilience, handling criticism, and finding the strength to be your true self. So grab that notebook and pen because Lindsey Stirling is about to drop some serious wisdom on how to own your life and your impact. SHOWNOTES 00:00 Rising Above: Lindsey Stirling's Triumph 05:31 Journey to Mastery 14:28 Embracing the Impossible 20:51 Silent Struggle with Self-Hate 23:44 Obsessive Thoughts About Eating 27:23 The Illusion of Weight and Happiness 32:54 Rewiring Self-Perception 38:12 "Finding Strength in a North Star" 48:25 The Dual Power of Gratitude 49:18 Balancing Gratitude with Ambition 59:39 Recognizing and Overcoming Abuse 01:03:24 Realization and Breakup After Show 01:07:32 Unique Christmas Album Takes on Classics 01:11:17 "Angels Inspire and Guide Me" FOLLOW LINDSEY STIRLING: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lindseystirling/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LindseyStirling Website: https://www.lindseystirling.com/ CHECK OUT OUR SPONSORS Vital Proteins: Get 20% off by going to https://www.vitalproteins.com and entering promo code WOI at check out. SleepMe: Visit https://sleep.me/woi to get your Chilipad and save 20% with code WOI. Try it risk-free with their 30-night sleep trial and free shipping! Shopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at https://shopify.com/lisa OneSkin: Get 15% off with code LISA at https://oneskin.co ****************************************************************** LISTEN TO WOMEN OF IMPACT AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS: apple.co/womenofimpact ****************************************************************** FOLLOW LISA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisabilyeu/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lisabilyeu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/womenofimpact Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lisa_bilyeu?lang=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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