From Near-Death to Wellness Empire: Reinventing Mental Health Care
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What life-changing event inspired Rebecca Tenzer's journey?
One summer day in Chicago, I was walking with my family and was struck by somebody who was speeding. And in the blink of an eye, within 30 seconds, my life changed drastically. Rebecca Tenzer is a fearless, innovative, and purpose-driven leader transforming mental health care as the founder of Astute Counseling and Wellness Services. From trauma-informed therapy to restorative yoga and energy work, she's built a holistic space where people are seen, supported, and empowered.
What in your mindset got you into this positive place when I used it for good?
My reason for choosing to put in the work, despite it being really painful, is that I had a practice I was just building. I wasn't ready to give up on that. I have a son. I'm a single parent. If I were to give up, what does that look like for him? I owe it to all of us to do something with this experience and not just heal, like take it and go somewhere with it. Right. So I did.
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How did Rebecca Tenzer transform her trauma into a wellness center?
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Hello and welcome back to another episode of Legacy Makers. Joining me today is Rebecca and we're going to hear her story, how her life drastically changed in 2018. And like many of you, that life-changing moment created the catalyst for change to help more people. She has a big wellness center and is helping thousands of people with mental health and overall health. So excited to dive in today.
What unique services does Astute Counseling and Wellness Services offer?
Welcome to the show.
Thank you so much for having me.
My pleasure. So tell everyone, tell us about 2018 and how this all started.
Yeah, so I was a therapist up in 2018, and I was just kind of getting started with my practice. And on one summer day in Chicago, I was walking with my family and was struck by somebody who was speeding and blew a red light, and he hit me with his car. And in the blink of an eye, within 30 seconds, my life changed drastically. The book of my old life closed, and the first chapter of my new story began.
It's funny because I meet a lot of people through this TV show and just in life from speaking around the world, and they have these life-changing moments and near-death experiences often, but they don't regret it because it was like this catalyst for this whole big next thing. It's really fascinating.
I think I said in my earlier interview, this traumatic experience that I had led to something very beautiful. I hated every minute of the healing process. It was horrible. It was life-changing, but it really did.
How long was that, just for the audience context?
Why is routine important for mental health and well-being?
I was in the trauma unit for a while. I had to move in with my parents at the age of 38 to help me take care of my son. That was the agreement. And it was chronic pain for years. I had to have massive spinal reconstructive surgery. But before that, I mean, it was literally a full-time job to go to therapy appointments, go to speech appointments, trauma appointments, physical therapy appointments, mental health appointments. And those were just the things to make my body better.
Yeah.
There was so much more impact that took place, like feeling really depressed. I was in a dark, isolated room. I felt like horrible every single day. I had my son who I had to worry about. He saw the literally saw the entire thing. So the experience itself was horrible. And in that moment, I wouldn't have thought that I would have at some point been grateful.
How has social media impacted the stigma around therapy?
But I do feel that way now.
Well, and that's interesting because, again, I meet people that have been through these life-changing episodes, but it's really the mindset that dictates how you come out of it on the other end because there are some people that it does happen to and they stay depressed forever and things get worse, and then some people that use it to create great things off the back of it.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What life-changing event inspired Rebecca Tenzer's journey?
0:00–1:08
2
How did Rebecca Tenzer transform her trauma into a wellness center?
1:08–2:00
3
What unique services does Astute Counseling and Wellness Services offer?
2:00–3:11
4
Why is routine important for mental health and well-being?
3:11–4:02
5
How has social media impacted the stigma around therapy?
4:02–5:40
6
What entrepreneurial lessons can be learned from Rebecca's story?
5:40–6:22
7
How does the wellness center create a healing environment?
6:22–7:08
8
What legacy does Rebecca Tenzer hope to leave behind?
7:08–25:37
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