666. Why You’re Worth More Than a Self-Diagnosis

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One anonymous Saturday ritual at a local bookstore can spark a movement that transforms an entire children’s hospital. In this "Fuck Yeah Friday" episode, Lesley Logan shares the touching story of a grandfather whose weekly gift evolved into the "Books for Bravery" program, now delivering 47 books every Sunday. Beyond community miracles, she highlights personal listener wins like her Aunt Vickie’s surprise family celebration and the joy of divisional playoff football. She also gets vulnerable about her own journey toward a professional ADHD diagnosis, emphasizing why self-advocacy is the ultimate win after realizing she was exhausted by trying to manage through yet another system.

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In this episode you will learn about:

  • Honoring a grandson's leukemia recovery through a weekly book ritual.
  • Scaling a bookstore gift-wrapping tradition into the "Books for Bravery" program.
  • Staying consistent with Pilates workouts while favorite instructor was on vacation.
  • Aquarius personality traits and a clinical ADHD diagnosis from a psychiatrist.
  • Managing the eight-month waitlist for professional mental health support.


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Episode Transcript:

Lesley Logan 0:00  

It's Fuck Yeah Friday.


Lesley Logan 0:01  

Fuck yeah. 


Lesley Logan 0:02  

Get ready for some wins. Welcome to the Be It Till You See It podcast where we talk about taking messy action, knowing that perfect is boring. I'm Lesley Logan, Pilates instructor and fitness business coach. I've trained thousands of people around the world and the number one thing I see stopping people from achieving anything is self-doubt. My friends, action brings clarity and it's the antidote to fear. Each week, my guest will bring bold, executable, intrinsic and targeted steps that you can use to put yourself first and Be It Till You See It. It's a practice, not a perfect. Let's get started.


Lesley Logan 0:47  

Hi, Be It babe. Happy April 10th, happy FYF. It's Fuck Yeah Friday. And did I tell you guys? Maybe I told you guys? Maybe I didn't. Did I tell you guys? I met this incredible one of our listeners? Hi, I met one of our incredible listeners. I'll keep your name out of it, but she was at the airport on her way to the Pilates World Expo, which is where I got to see her, and she said that she couldn't get her AirPods to connect. And she was hit play on the podcast, and it was like it was the Be It Pod, obviously, that's why I'm telling the story. And so she hits play, and her AirPods aren't connecting, and it goes it's Fuck Yeah Friday, it's just like, fuck yeah, at the airport and all these people look over and this woman is stunning. She's so beautiful, and like, not someone you would think is gonna play out loud in an airport. It's Fuck Yeah Friday, I just laughed so hard. And also I hope we have issues like I think you have more listeners now. I'm like, we need them. So thank you for exposing people to this amazing episode where we give you some inspiration, something to think about, your wins, my wins, and a mantra, right? Let's keep it short. Let's keep it tight. Let's keep it fun. 


Lesley Logan 1:56  

This won't be fun. This part is inspirational in a way that we have action to take. So, all right, so here is, here's something that inspired me on the internet. Are you ready? @stranger_wisdom_ but @bookloverswriting shared it, so, I work at a bookstore. Old man comes in every Saturday, 3pm buys one book. Always pays cash, always asks for it to be gift wrapped. Does this every week. Been doing it for six years. Never misses a Saturday. Finally asked him, must be quite a collection you're building. He smiled. I don't keep them. Confused look on my face. Every Sunday, I go to the Children's Hospital, leave the book at the nurse's station, anonymously, whichever kid needs it most that week. Been doing it since my grandson was there leukemia. He beat it, five years cancer free now, their voice cracked a little, but I remember those long days of scared nights, and I remember the random book someone left, how it gave him something to focus on besides fear. Never found out who left that book, so I decided to be that person for other kids, other scared families. One book a week doesn't seem like much, but it helps one kid forget they're scared for even an hour. It's worth it. I didn't know what to say. Told my manager she got emotional. We decided something, every book he buys, we match it two books to the hospital instead of one. Told him the next Saturday. He cried in the middle of the store. You'd do that? Every single week, I promised. Word spread. Other customers started asking to participate. Now we have a program. Books for Bravery. Customers donate. We buy books, deliver them every Sunday started with two books a week. Now we're at 47 books a week, all because one grandfather refused to forget. 47 books a week. That's insane, right? So that man still comes every Saturday, still buys one book, still asks for gift wrap, but now he's not alone. There's usually five or six other people that are doing the same thing. They become friends. Call themselves the Saturday Book Club, but they never actually read together. 622 books delivered so far. We started keeping letters from parents and from kids. One said I was so scared that I found a book on my nightstand had a note, from someone who believes you're brave. I read it 12 times. It helped. That's why we do it. The grandfather's grandson came in last month. He's 14, now, healthy and strong, and wanted to meet the staff. My grandpa told me, what y'all do? I want to help. Can I volunteer? Now he comes every Saturday, helps pick books, write encouraging notes to put inside. Ah, I mean, there's some good, amazing people out there, you know, you think, like, I'm just doing this one thing. And like, who would know and how much is like it affecting, but like it affects people, right? And doesn't like the one book was like for weeks and weeks and months and months, and then other people joined in. And now, just like all the kids who are going to are going to be touched by that, because there's, there's a new kid with cancer in the hospital all the time, right? So I just love that story. Love that story. I hope you did too. 


Lesley Logan 4:55  

All right, so now your win. This comes from Amie Schantz. She is an OPC member and she shared this. Okay, this, I will give her the this also just say she sent this in in January. Sorry, I'm a little I'm catching up on all of your amazing wins to share this. So keep sending him in. Don't worry, just because it will be a few months down the road, you'll need the reminder. So Amie Schantz says, I un-holidayed my house and squeezed in some alone Pilates while my favorite instructor was on vacation. Well, way to go to get your own Pilates in. Your own session just because they're gone, I'm so proud of you. Way to do it. You know, people always like, oh, my trainers, I can't do anything. There's weeks from your trainers out, my trainers out, I'm out like, come on. You gotta, just gotta do what you can. I love that. What an inspiration you are, Amie. Vickie Saner Logan. This is my aunt. She wrote a couple of my wins this week was when Jim surprised us at the one world of wonder museum on Wednesday, and he's had off this weekend to watch the divisional playoffs with me. See, those are wins. You know, we're like, Oh, my God, it's not a win until, like, I've achieved everything that I like set out to do. That's impossible. Come on. Gotta celebrate in the in between times. Okay? You really, really do. So and little things can be wins, not getting angry when you normally would, like, those are wins, right? So here's what my win is. I've been on a mission. You've heard me talk about it like, I'm like, oh my like, somewhere in the middle of this podcast, I was told I have ADHD and y'all like, but I didn't know. I just, I literally told the psychiatrist today. I said I just thought I was an Aquarius. I like, I don't know. I thought all Aquarians are weirdos. So I just thought the reason I was different from everybody is the weird Aquarius. I didn't know that I am also an Aquarius with ADHD. Like true, like crazy. So I'm really my win is that I didn't just let the internet diagnose me with ADHD. I went and got the proper diagnosis and I asked for help. You know, I was like, I I'm gonna tell you right now, I've done I have lots of systems. I'm really smart. I'm sure I need therapy, and that's not your job. But until I can figure out what's the ADHD and what's not, I just, I can't take it on another system, because I'm at the end, right? And I just share that with you, because a lot of people, it doesn't have to be ADHD, it can be a lot of things. So you could be at the like perimenopause. It could be health thing, a frustration. You've tried all the things. Got to advocate for yourself, and it takes time. You're hearing this in April. My appointment was in February. We made it in October. We made it in October, between my schedule and their schedule and everything, like, it was just really hard. And I just want to say, like, just keep going. And then when you get there, if they give you advice that, like, you've already tried, it's okay to say, you know, I'm not trying to be an obstacle. I've already tried that, and I'm just here for these are the things I've tried. This is what I need help with. And so, you know, tomorrow will be a new day. We'll see how I feel with with support, but like, I just want to share that with you. I think a win can be advocating for yourself and getting the help you need. It was for me, so great. 


Lesley Logan 8:12  

Now your mantra for the week. I am worthy of love and care for myself. I am worthy of love and care for myself. I am worthy of love and care for myself. You are and if you didn't catch it in the February episodes, we did a whole week on self love. It actually released the week of Valentine's Day. So go listen. If you are like, I'm worthy, but I don't know what that is, go listen to those episodes. I promise you they're good. All right, loves. Share those self-love episodes with a friend who needs to hear it and until next time, Be It Till You See It. 


Lesley Logan 8:47  

That's all I got for this episode of the Be It Till You See It Podcast. One thing that would help both myself and future listeners is for you to rate the show and leave a review and follow or subscribe for free wherever you listen to your podcast. Also, make sure to introduce yourself over at the Be It Pod on Instagram. I would love to know more about you. Share this episode with whoever you think needs to hear it. Help us and others Be It Till You See It. Have an awesome day. Be It Till You See It is a production of The Bloom Podcast Network. If you want to leave us a message or a question that we might read on another episode, you can text us at +1-310-905-5534 or send a DM on Instagram @BeItPod.


Brad Crowell 9:30  

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Lesley Logan 9:35  

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Brad Crowell 9:39  

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Lesley Logan 9:46  

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Brad Crowell 9:50  

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