Wrecked, Bruised, and Still Standing – What Real Healing Looks Like with Lillian Mumford | 024

She woke up in an upside-down car, miles from home, with a shattered pelvis – and still tried to project manage the rescue.

Lillian Mumford was riding in an Uber, two states away from home, when a car crash turned her world literally upside down. One moment she was the new hire on a business trip – the next, she was lying on the roof of a totaled vehicle, unable to move. What followed was a year of learning to walk again, living with traumatic brain injury, and figuring out how to ask for help when every bone in her body wanted independence. 

In this powerful conversation, Lillian shares how she coped with physical trauma, managed emotional rage, and discovered what healing actually looks like – hint: it’s not linear, and it’s definitely not glamorous.

She’s also hilarious, by the way – even when talking about crutches, two right shoes, and learning to breathe like her life depended on it (because it did).

Quote:
“I used to think I didn’t need help. Then I couldn’t get from one room to another without it.”

Guest Links:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lillian-mumford