What does it look like to blend sport, recovery, and resilience into a career—and a life—that actually lasts?

Today on Staying Relevant, Tom Swales is joined by Lyndsay Budgell—a Registered Massage Therapist, founder of Total Recovery Massage Therapy & Wellness and True North Kettlebell Club, and a Team Canada kettlebell sport athlete.

From escaping an abusive relationship and dead-end jobs, to representing Canada on the international kettlebell stage and building a thriving multidisciplinary clinic, Lyndsay’s story is one of reinvention, grit, and authenticity.

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Lyndsay shares:

▫️ How kettlebells became a lifeline—and led to international competition

▫️ Why technique and form matter more than “the pump”

▫️ How massage therapy and kettlebell training merged into a holistic approach

▫️ The importance of assessment-based care and measurable outcomes

▫️ Why authenticity and mastering your one thing is the real key to staying relevant

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⏱ Timestamps

00:00 Intro – Stronger than struggle

05:00 Discovering kettlebells and escaping a toxic life

15:00 From athlete to coach: mastering technique & form

25:00 How kettlebells shaped her massage therapy lens

35:00 Building a thriving RMT clinic & leading a team

45:00 Assessment-based care and measurable outcomes

55:00 Staying authentic and mastering your one thing

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Follow Lyndsay Budgell

📸 Instagram – @totalrecoveryos

🌐 Clinic – TotalRecovery.ca

🏋️ Kettlebell Club – TrueNorthKettlebellClub.ca

🧠 Mindset Coaching – SacredMomentum.ca

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