I helped a lady at the gym gain confidence and it resulted in her getting a divorce
So over the past few months, I have been doing a specific Pilates class 3X a week. In this class, I met a lady who first showed up real timid, kind of shy, and dressed in lots of layers and almost tried to purposely stay fully covered (nothing wrong with this, but in a high intensity class, that is tough).
Over time, I’d gradually say hi to her, work out side by side and as the weeks went on, I began to learn more about her.
Turns out she was a married woman with 3 kids and her husband was a stay at home gamer. He brought in no income and apparently always told her that her clothes were “getting tight” and that she should consider “hitting the gym more often.” And I never tried to dig into it but she vented about it all the time.
As time went on, she began to come into class with a smile on her face, she started dressing confidently, and you could just tell that she was starting to find herself and it was so nice to see!
Well last week she came in and we did class and all that went well and afterwards she said:
“hey, so I did something crazy!” and when I asked her what she did, she said:
“I finally decided to leave him. And I wanted to thank you for helping me find myself again and
It’s fascinating how boosting someone's confidence can lead to major life changes. While helping her feel empowered is commendable, it’s a heavy responsibility to consider how those shifts might scatter into other parts of her life. Personal growth can be a double-edged sword.
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