Some people survive.
Some people shine.
And some people walk through the fire and become the damn fire. That describes Sparkle Lindsay perfectly! Because this is not just another episode. It is a reunion, a revelation, and a reminder of what happens when you stop waiting and start walking toward your calling. Sparkle returns to Coffee & Grit five years after we first connected on LinkedIn. Back then, she was barely a year into sobriety and unsure if recovery coaching would even be a real path. Now she’s built a national movement, trained over 1,300 coaches, launched multiple curriculums, and turned trauma into transformation. But it did not happen overnight. We dig into:
- The rock-bottom moments, from funerals to bounced checks, and the divine timing that followed
- Building a business while healing from addiction, grief, and self-doubt
- The shift from proving yourself to becoming yourself
- The power of doing the work inside and out
- How knowing, loving, and leading yourself first changes everything
- Why leadership is not about fixing people. It is about holding space for their rise
This episode is for the Difference Maker who is building while battling self-doubt, putting everyone else first, and waiting for a sign. Let this be it. Sparkle’s story is not polished or sugar-coated. It is honest, gritty, and exactly what most entrepreneurs need to hear. This is what building from the inside out really looks like. You are not late. You are right on time. And the time is now.
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