How to Learn From Your Mistakes: Let Go of Regret & Move Forward

If you’ve ever failed, made a major mistake, or wish you could take something back, this episode will teach you how to let go of regret and move forward.

Today, Mel is sharing her breast implant story and how everything went horribly wrong. Even though she can now laugh at some of the things that happened, she also faces the truth: how this one decision left her with regret and shame for years.

This episode is a masterclass in turning your pain and past failures into straight-up rocket fuel.

Mel gives life-changing insights that will turn your regret into wisdom that will help you get out of any situation where you feel stuck.

It’s time to reclaim who you are meant to be and take back control of your life.

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In this episode:

• 4:15: The deeply personal truth behind why Mel got breast implants.
• 7:15: One critical mistake Mel made before getting breast implants.
• 10:11: The first surprising sign that the breast implants were a mistake.
• 13:56: When a decision leaves you feeling ashamed – here’s how to handle it.
• 21:11: Facing regret alone? Here’s why you don’t have to.
• 25:43: This pivotal moment changed everything for Mel – it might for you too.
• 28:46: Considering breast implants? You need this research first.
• 31:57: Mel’s gut told her something was wrong...and it was.
• 39:06: The power of intuition and why you need to listen to your gut instincts.
• 43:29: Mel’s explant surgery story: here’s what REALLY happened.
• 46:30: Living with regret? Here’s  how to turn your pain and past failures into fuel.

Resources:

• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: Raynaud's Phenomenon or Disease Treatment & Types
• Breastcancer.org: What Is Breast Implant Illness?
• U.S. Food & Drug Administration: Risks and Complications of Breast Implants
• The Cureus Journal of Medical Science: Breast Implant Illness: A Case Series
• Archive of Plastic Surgery: A population-based study of breast implant illness
• Breast Implant Health Summit: Dr. Lu-Jean Feng, MD biography
• The Lu-Jean Feng Clinic: About the Clinic
• The Cureus Journal of Medical Science: Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma Presenting in a Postpartum Patient: A Case Report
• Annals of Plastic Surgery: Understanding Breast Implant Illness, Before and After Explantation
• Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: The Objective Effect of Breast Implant Removal and Capsulectomy on Pulmonary Function
• Harvard Business Review: How to Stop Overthinking and Start Trusting Your Gut
• Frontiers in Psychology: Intuition and Insight: Two Processes That Build on Each Other or Fundamentally Differ?
• BBC: Intuition: When is it right to trust your gut instincts?
• Greater Good Science Center: How to Overcome a Stubborn Regret
• Ted-Ed: How to overcome your mistakes
• American Society of Plastic Surgeons: Breast Implant Removal Explant Surgery
• U.S. Food & Drug Administration: Allergan Voluntarily Recalls BIOCELL® Textured Breast Implants and Tissue Expanders
• American Society of Plastic Surgeons: What to consider before you get a breast augmentation
• U.S. Food & Drug Administration: Breast Implants: Reports of Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Various Lymphomas in Capsule Around Implants: FDA Safety Communication
• Harvard Medical School: Could your breast implants be making you sick?
• Clinical Rheumatology: Silicone breast implants and depression, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome in a rheumatology clinic population
• American Society of Plastic Surgeons: Breast Implant Safety
• Expert Review of Clinical Immunology: Breast implant illness: scientific evidence of its existence
• Aesthetic Plastic Surgery: Comprehensive Systematic Review of Breast Implant Illness: Symptoms, Management, and Long-Term Outcomes
• Wall Street Journal: Patients Continue to Report Problems With Breast Implants