🧠 When It Feels Like You’re Going Backwards… You’re Probably Not
I thought I was ready.
Four months after my second knee replacement, I truly believed it was time to return to where I’d been. I wanted it so badly. Before that surgery, I was in the best shape I’d been in for years—right before my wedding, actually. I had worked hard, stayed consistent, and felt strong in my body.
But here’s what I didn’t understand at the time (or maybe someone told me, but I wasn’t able to hear it yet):
Healing isn’t linear. It’s layered.
Healing isn’t linear. It’s layered.
We often hold this memory of who we used to be and how we used to move—and we carry it like a measuring stick into recovery. At least that's what I did.
But that version of you? That strength and stamina you had before surgery? It lives in the past. You accomplished it. It mattered.
But that version of you? That strength and stamina you had before surgery? It lives in the past. You accomplished it. It mattered.
But it’s also done—and that doesn’t mean you’ll never feel that strong again. It just means your body needs time to rebuild a new foundation… and that starts where you are now.
Right now, you’re not regressing—you’re resetting.
And while your medical team is focused on the physical healing (as they should be), there’s so much more going on beneath the surface.
Recovery happens in layers—physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. And sometimes, one of those layers demands a little more care than the others. That doesn’t mean you’re going backwards. It means you’re going deeper.
That’s exactly why I created the Yetter Getter Mindset inside the Knee Replacement Hub—to help you understand and work with all the layers of healing, not just the physical ones. The Yetter Getter approach brings awareness to your thoughts, your emotions, your beliefs, your spiritual grounding… because those things matter just as much as quad strength and bend angles.
If today feels heavy or slow, or like something has gone wrong—it hasn’t. It’s just your body asking you to pay attention.
You didn’t mess up.
You’re not starting over.
You’re healing—body, mind, and soul.
You’re not starting over.
You’re healing—body, mind, and soul.
And I invite you to check out the Knee Replacement Hub if this message resonates. You don’t have to do this alone. There’s a whole community and a whole framework waiting for you inside, created by someone who’s been there and is walking it alongside you.
You’re doing better than you think.
And just because healing doesn’t look how you expected, doesn’t mean it’s not happening.
And just because healing doesn’t look how you expected, doesn’t mean it’s not happening.
It is. In more ways than one.
Stay the course, friend. You’re not going backward—you’re just becoming whole.
Stay the course, friend. You’re not going backward—you’re just becoming whole.
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