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September 23rd, 2021. Stacey Ansley walked into what should have been a simple outpatient knee surgery. A few hours, some discomfort, home by dinner.

She woke up in intensive care.

A severed artery. Emergency surgery that destroyed the nerves from her knee down. Months of heavy medication that stole her vision, her clarity, and nearly her will to keep going. Her husband got two phone calls that day—first, that surgery went great. Then, that his wife was fighting for her life.

But Stacey’s story isn’t about what that surgery took from her. It’s about what she built from the wreckage. One Tiny Brave Step at a time, she clawed her way back—off the medications cold turkey, through pain that never fully left, past a medical system that failed her—and discovered a version of herself she never knew existed.

If life has ever handed you something you didn’t ask for and can’t give back, press play.

Connect with Stacey:

Coaching Website: https://buildchangeimpact.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/staceyansley/

Hosted by Bernice McDonald — Courage Architect, speaker, and author.

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