A great example of thriving in life!

This week, Lucy is joined by Krystel Vida – a lovely lady who has a truly inspirational story. She is the epitome of thriving.

Krystel had a challenging childhood and moved to the UK from France by herself to start her life from scratch a few years ago. Shortly after finding a job, she was in a bad car crash which was the catalyst for her mental health to start spiralling down. Grieving the loss of her mum, under pressure from a new job, financial worries and now the loss of her car and impact on her job, she was signed off sick and found herself stuck on her sofa in the midst of depression, anxiety and PTSD. 

Krystel describes feeling helpless and hopeless, until a passing conversation with her manager gave her a glimmer of hope. How could this calm, capable, confident lady in front of her have struggled with anxiety? It didn’t make sense!  If that’s the power of this programme, Krystel thought “I’m in!”. 

She found herself a coach, and just 3 weeks into The Thrive Programme, she started to feel hopeful – she knew she would be able to make her life better. 

Over the coming weeks, months, Krystel started working on her mindset – training her mind, just like she was used to training her body. She started working towards her dreams. 

Fast forward a couple of years, and Krystel is thriving. She is over her depression, anxiety and grief. She works in her dream job. She volunteers using her skills to help people. She competes in the boxing ring. And she’s a Ms Great Britain finalist 2025 – using her platform to share her story and empower women that strength and confidence come from the inside. 

An inspirational story, but as Krystel quite rightly says, it’s just a skillset – and it’s something any of us can learn. Get in touch if you’d like to learn more.