Bessie Sturgis: The Bold Rebuild- How Small Steps Change Everything

Content Warning: description of stroke and recovery

About This Episode

At 28, Bessie Sturgis’s life took an unexpected turn when she suddenly found herself navigating a stroke diagnosis. In this episode, she shares the micro steps that carried her forward like getting up, writing things down, taking five-minute resets, breathing through the hard moments, and how faith reframed her purpose. We talk about caring for two young children while healing, setting bold boundaries, protecting her energy, and reclaiming her voice, including earning a commercial driver’s license after being told she could not. If you need a reset, this story reminds you that small, consistent actions can change everything.

About Bessie Sturgis

Bessie Sturgis’s journey is defined by faith, perseverance, and purpose. After a life-threatening health crisis when her youngest son was eight months old, she fought her way back through rehabilitation, medication, and prayer, vowing never to let fear or doubt hold her back. Since then, she has embraced life boldly: returning to school for engineering, raising her sons with resilience, and giving back to her community. She is living proof that grace restores, healing is possible, and even after the hardest seasons, you can rise, rebuild, and thrive.

Additional Resources

Instagram: @Blessed_is_bess

LinkedIn: @BessieSturgis

Chapters

• 0:00 Welcome And Bold Mindset
• 1:00 Meet Bessie: Faith And Perseverance
• 3:26 Defining Bold: Living In Purpose
• 9:45 Recovery, Fear, And Identity Shift
• 19:40 Faith, Meaning, And Turning Point
• 24:20 Micro Steps: Get Up And Write
• 29:00 Patience, Toolkit, And Energy