Episode 152: What Started it All
With Guest Lyndsay Soprano-Handel
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With Guest Lyndsay Soprano-Handel
In the Season 3 finale, Lyndsay Soprano opens up about the raw, unfiltered truths of living with trauma, chronic pain, and disability. She shares deeply personal stories—from surviving sexual assault to restarting ketamine therapy—and reflects on what it takes to keep choosing healing. This episode is reflective, vulnerable, and a powerful reminder that we are not alone in our pain. Season 3 closes with a call for community, courage, and the truth that trauma can be transformed—not erased, but faced.
⚠️ Listener discretion advised: This episode includes discussion of sexual assault and suicidal ideation. Please listen with care and prioritize your safety.
In this powerful Season 3 finale, Lyndsay Soprano opens up like never before. She reflects on her own story—navigating trauma, chronic pain, and the often invisible weight of living in a body that refuses to cooperate. From a deeply personal history of sexual assault to the ongoing fight for care and dignity as someone living with disability, Lyndsay doesn’t hold anything back.
She shares what it’s been like returning to ketamine therapy, the exhaustion of chasing diagnoses, and the quiet strength it takes to keep going when healing feels impossibly far away. But this episode isn’t just about her, it’s about all of us. The ones who are still hurting. The ones in therapy. The ones who are tired. The ones who show up anyway.
Season 3 ends not with a neat conclusion, but with a clear message: we must start where we are. We must continue to have the uncomfortable conversations. And we don’t have to do it alone.
Tune in to the finale if you need a reminder that your story matters, your pain is valid, and there is real strength in showing up exactly as you are.
Episode Highlights:
(00:00) Introduction to the Pain Game Podcast
(01:25) Lyndsay’s Personal Journey with Trauma
(09:35) The Frustration of Diagnosis
(13:46) Advocacy and Healthcare for the Disabled
(15:04) Starting Where You’re At
(18:40) The Importance of Mind, Body, and Spirit
(21:47) Childhood Trauma and Its Effects
(24:26) Resilience and Gratitude
(28:46) Confronting Suicide Ideation
(32:00) Closing Thoughts and Future Directions
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