Six Months to Live: Chrystal's Remarkable Transformation Story

Trust and Believe with Shaun T

Alex Coloreo

Health & Fitness, Family, Mental Health, Self-improvement, Weight Loss, Gay, Self Care, Self Improvement, Fitness, Parenting, Family Life, Wellness, Education, Nutrition, Self Help, Shaun T, Lgbtq, Twins

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🗓️ 24 February 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

In this powerful episode of 'T is for Transformation,' Shaun welcomes guest Chrystal, who shares her inspiring story of overcoming significant health challenges and personal hardships. Chrystal recounts her life-changing journey that began when she was given just six months to live. This episode explores the crucial roles of food, family, and fitness in her remarkable transformation. She opens up about her abusive past relationship, her struggle with obesity and health issues, and how she ultimately found love, support, and strength through fitness. The conversation delves into the emotional and psychological hurdles she faced, her powerful 'why,' and the importance of living authentically. This episode is guaranteed to inspire listeners to push through their own challenges by trusting the process and truly believing in themselves. 00:33 Facing mortality: Chrystal's story begins 01:18 Chrystal's health struggles and her turning point 02:28 The role of genetics and family history 03:13 The wake-up call: Chrystal being told she has six months to live 06:04 Overcoming abuse and finding strength 10:21 Chrystals fitness and health journey 20:05 The power of support and love 21:42 Teachable Moments 26:12 Final Thoughts

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0:00.0	Welcome to Tis for Transformation. I'm your host Sean T. Welcome to the show because today we're going to talk about how life can take you on a journey and you have to change, meaning you literally have to be forced to change.
0:21.6	Has anyone ever said to you, you're taking life for granted and it really annoys you
0:26.1	because you have nothing to compare it to?
0:28.5	Well, today I have a guess that's literally going to blow your mind.
0:33.7	Imagine being told you have just six months to live. What would you do first? Who would you reach out to? Where would you rush off to visit? The clock is ticking and every moment is precious. Now think about what you do, the places you go, the people you see. But here's the twist. What if your body couldn't keep up with your wish
0:57.0	list? What if everything you yearned to do were just out of reach? This kind of scenario is exactly
1:03.0	what happened to Crystal. Welcome to a story of transformation and the invincible human spirit.
1:10.0	This is not just any journey. It's a journey back to life, against all odds.
1:17.6	There was a lot of times at that beginning point that I wanted to not be here anymore. I just wanted everything to just end.
1:25.6	I had a lot of health issues, you know, my whole life. And 20 years ago
1:29.7	this year, I lost my mother. She was 41 years old. She had a heart attack. I was previously married.
1:36.7	There was a lot of abuse that happened in that past relationship. And I was a smoker at the time,
1:42.2	and I ended up smoking a lot. My weight kept gaining and gaining and gaining and I had blood pressure issues.
1:48.0	I ended up in ICU and I was hooked up to life support.
1:53.0	So I messaged a friend and I said, I need what you have.
1:57.0	I need to see how this works.
1:59.0	Within two and a half months, I had dropped 27 pounds
2:02.3	following the workouts, the nutrition plans. Shanty played a lot of roles in a lot of his
2:08.3	programs with me, and I will share it with you because it is my favorite tattoo. Change takes time,
2:15.2	and the only way change is going to happen is if you take that first step in recognizing that the change needs to happen and it's got to start with you.
2:24.3	Welcome to the show. Thank you so much for being here.
2:27.3	All right, Crystal, there are a lot of people who are walking around in the world. Their genetics are really great. Their genetic is their thing.
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