EP 114: When Your Body Forces You to Stop | Mental Health, Vertigo & Finding Your Way Back with Helene Beck
- Sarah Centrella
- Jun 24
- 2 min read
Welcome back to The Sarah Centrella Show
What happens when your body forces you to stop — completely? Helene Beck, host of the Coming From the Heartpodcast, joins me for one of the most honest conversations I've had on this show. Helene opens up about the day vertigo took over her life so severely that she had no choice but to walk away from her career, and what it felt like to face a mental health battle she never saw coming.
For someone who had always been the one showing up, pushing through, and holding it together, suddenly being unable to function was its own kind of grief. Helene shares what the darkness of that season actually looked like, and more importantly, what pulled her through it, the mindset shifts, the tools, and the decision to fight for herself even when she didn't fully believe she could.
This episode is for anyone who has ever had the rug pulled out from under them, whether by illness, loss, burnout, or circumstance, and wondered how they were supposed to find their way back. Helene's story is proof that the way back exists, and that it starts in the mind.
In this episode we cover:
How debilitating vertigo forced Helene to quit her job and upended her identity. Experiencing mental health struggles for the first time as an adult. What it actually looks like to hit a dark place and not know how to get out. The mindset tools and practices that became her lifeline. How her own recovery led her to the work she does today on Coming From the Heart.
About the Author: Sarah Centrella is a keynote speaker, executive mindset coach, and multi–bestselling author of four books, including Think It, and has worked with professional athletes, executives, corporate teams, entrepreneurs, and organizations around the world. Book her to speak at your next event. Sarah is also a top 2% global podcast host
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