Episode 037
When You’re Body Says “No More” And It Means It with Fleur Sclarandis
She had the credentials, the clients, the “dream career.” Then her body hit the brakes so hard she ended up in a neurology unit, unable to walk.
What Fleur Sclarandis discovered in the aftermath wasn’t just healing – it was a new way to live.
At the height of her career as a psychotherapist and certified coach, Fleur Sclarandis was doing everything “right.” She was helping others, hitting milestones, showing up with a smile – and feeling absolutely dead inside. Until one morning, her legs just… stopped working.
That medical mystery became her body’s way of saying enough.
In this episode, Fleur takes us into the heart of that collapse – and the radical healing that followed. No trendy green juices, no manifestation vision boards. Just the slow, quiet, soul-level work of learning to rest, reconnect, and finally feel like herself again.
She shares the truth about personal development burnout, what we’re getting wrong about productivity and “success,” and how to start listening to your inner wisdom before your nervous system stages a coup.
This is the episode to queue up if you’ve ever:
- Burned out from being “the strong one”
- Tried to heal by pushing harder
- Felt like you lost yourself somewhere on the path to helping everyone else
It’s an honest, liberating conversation about what happens when you stop trying to fix yourself – and start listening instead.
“The storm won’t last forever. But you’ve got to feel it to heal it.”
Connect witH FLEUR:
- Website: fleursclarandis.com
- Substack: wordstonourishyoursoul.substack.com
Timestamps:
00:00 – The Collapse That Changed Everything
04:00 – Hospital Confusion and the Diagnosis That Never Came
08:30 – Feeling Like a Runaway Train
13:30 – Why Burnout Isn’t Just About Work
16:40 – Searching for Answers in All the “Right” Places
17:50 – The Movie That Changed Her Mindset
23:30 – What We Get Wrong About Self-Help
26:10 – “You Have to Feel It to Heal It”
32:00 – The Power of Stillness and Imagination
38:00 – Surrender, Open Hands, and Receiving
44:00 – Success Is Peace, Not Performance