Welcome…
I’m Lyndsey Baigent former member of the “Self Beaters Club” and active student and teacher in the University of Life. As a business woman, wife of 20 years and mother to two beautiful girls one of whom has cerebral palsy and autism I understand the challenges faced by the modern day woman.
Over the years I’ve used food, cigarettes, alcohol and work as distractions when the challenges of life became too much but the greatest damage was done through my addiction to gambling. Inside a casino I had it all. Food, cigarettes booze it was my ultimate escape from life.
As my home life became more challenging my desire to succeed in business became relentless and I soared to the top in my Direct Sales business. With personal retail sales in excess of $100,000 a year and a million dollar team, people saw me as a strong successful woman. Truth is behind closed doors I was in emotional crisis as my addictions spiraled out of control and I contemplated suicide.
I remember my darkest day, sitting at home on the back patio. I was 22 kilos overweight, smoked 20/40 cigarettes, drank a bottle or two of wine a day and has amassed debt of over $250,000.
Sitting there that day with a glass of wine and a cigarette in one hand and a packet of sleeping pills in the other, I felt as though I was suffocating and struggled to breathe. My life of deceit had finally caught up with me and suicide seemed like the only way out. I remember thinking everyone would be better off without me, surely no one would love me when they realised what I’d done.
Then as fate would have it, my eldest daughter arrived home from school and somehow sensed my pain. I’ll never forget her looking into my eyes and saying “You’ll never leave me mum, will you?” I remember staring back at her with flashes of her childhood running through my head. I began remember all the things she strugged to do yet managed to accomplish because of her determination and never give up attitude. She gave me the courage to face my demons and find a way to turn my life around.
I placed my last bet on 13th December 2003, stopped smoking and drinking and lost 22 kilos.
On my road to recovery I realised that there were lots of people out there living on emotional overdraft and struggling to get through the day just as I was. I promised myself that if I could rebuild my own life I would share what I’d learned to make a positive impact in the lives of others.
Today I’m a professional speaker and mentor supporting people around the country to resign from the self beaters club, put and end to their self abuse and develop a loving relationship with themselves.
Whilst I still have much to learn I am committed to nurturing the relationship I have with myself, developing a deeper understanding of what makes me tick and creating habits that support me to be the best I can be. Despite my many mistakes of the past, when I look in the mirror today, I am very proud of the woman smiling back at me.
Over the years I’ve read more books and attended more seminars than I can count. Fascinated by Human Behaviour I became an NLP Practitioner and I’m currently studying to become a Strategic Interventionist through the Robbins Madanes Training Centre based in the US.
This blog provides me with a space to share life with you. Thank you for stopping by and sharing your comments so we can learn from each other.
If I can be of service, you may contact me by sending an email to lyndseybaigent@gmail.com or calling 07 3425 2505 or 0404 600 452.
