This week on WORDS MATTER, Deanna Ley, The Catalytic Coach, dives into a quote that doesn’t just land — it lingers:
“You cannot heal in the same environment where you got sick.”
Author unknown — but the truth? Unforgettable.
With raw honesty, Deanna shares a pivotal chapter from 2021 — a season marked by service, strain, and ultimately… languishing. Naming it became the first step in reclaiming her Whole-Self Health: mind, body, and soul.
What Listeners Will Learn:
• Why “environment” includes more than physical space — it includes thoughts, beliefs, and relationships
• How languishing sneaks in and why naming it gives you power
• The moment Deanna realized her healing required a new internal and external space
• Why hustle won’t help when your soil doesn’t match your seed
• How to recognize when you’re functioning but not feeling
• A fierce invitation to draw your line in the sand and choose different — now
Memorable Quotes:
• “You cannot heal in the same environment where you got sick.” - Unknown
• “Languishing — that gray space between depression and flourishing where you’re not drowning, but you’re not living.”
• “Growth requires congruence. If the soil doesn’t match the seed, nothing blooms — no matter how hard you hustle.”
• “You don’t have to wait for everything to fall apart before you make a move.”
• “If waiting is your strategy, you’re not just wasting time — you’re wasting YOU.”
• “What you do need is to want your life more than you fear the change it will take to claim it.”
This isn’t about running away — it’s about creating an environment that supports healing, not hiding. You don’t need approval or a perfect plan. You just need to decide that you matter enough to begin again.
Your WORDS MATTER, because YOU MATTER.
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