In October 2025, Mandy van der Put fell in her barn. This resulted in a skull fracture, a serious brain injury, a hospital stay, and months of recovery. But today, she’s back to her old self. In this episode, Johan and Mandy candidly share what really happens when everything is taken away from you all at once. When your body no longer functions, and you have to hand over your position as leader of the organization you built entirely on your own to someone else.
In this episode:
✔️ What it’s like when a crisis falls entirely on the shoulders of those closest to you
✔️ When you trust your instincts over the words of experts, and what’s at stake if you don’t
✔️ How to cope with the complete loss of control over your body and what true recovery entails
✔️ The distinction between stimulation and nourishment, and what it reveals about how people live today
✔️ How to give someone you love permission to let go completely, and why that is the most powerful thing you can do
✔️ Why you build resilience when everything is going well; the only preparation that really works
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