Trust The Process

Trust The Process

From Be-YOU-tiful Adaptive Warrior by Angie Heuser

March 4, 2026 · 26 min · Season 6 · Episode 9

About this episode

In this episode, Angie Heuser discusses overcoming fear and the importance of trust in personal growth, drawing parallels between adaptive skiing and life.

      What if the very thing holding you back isn’t your body… but your fear? In this week’s episode of Be a Warrior Podcast, I’m coming to you in real time in the middle of something new, uncomfortable, and humbling. If you’ve been following along, you know last week I talked about life lessons from the ski slopes and how we have to stop looking down at our feet and start looking ahead at what’s coming. That lesson didn’t end on the mountain. It followed me straight into this week. As an above-knee amputee, I’ve learned that one of our earliest survival habits is looking down. When you first get your prosthesis, you watch it constantly. You can’t feel your foot, so you visually confirm it’s there. Every step is deliberate. Every movement is monitored. Adaptive skiing taught me the same lesson when I ski with one leg, my instinct is to look down at my ski to make sure it’s under me. But when you look down, you miss what’s coming at you. Hazards. Forks in the road. The bigger picture. And that’s not just skiing. That’s life. This week, I’m leaning into something I do every year choosing a word that will guide me. My word for 2026 is trust. And wouldn’t you know it…

People in this episode

Host: Angie Heuser

Topics covered

  • trust
  • overcoming fear
  • adaptive sports
  • life lessons
  • personal growth

Keywords

  • adaptive amputee
  • trust the process
  • fear
  • adaptive skiing
  • personal development

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