Meet Lysha Doss
What’s the bravest thing you’ve ever done?
I was recently laid off from my job of over 7 years. After the shock, my husband and I came to the decision together that I would not go back to work and I would homeschool our girls for the foreseeable future. We did not just make this decision because of the current state of the world. This has been a dream of my heart since my kids were born. However, the reality of the situation is this is an incredible life change. Financially our life looks very different but actually following this dream has been thrilling.
What’s one thing you’d want the woman working out next to you to know about you?
I see you. I see you and I love you right where you’re at in your journey. I look back at myself in my own journey and I am very different than I was a year ago, even six months ago. When I look at those pictures of myself I don’t hate that girl, I love her, because I know what she was walking through. And I am so excited to meet the future version of myself as I grow and learn. So, to the girl next to me, I see you.
What actress would you choose to have play You, in the movie of your life?
Easy, Gal Gadot! We are both Israeli and it’s a movie so why not have the most beautiful woman in Hollywood play the part.
What’s your favorite movement? And is there a movement in the gym that has spoken to you or changed how you approach your life?
Sprinting! I NEVER saw myself as a runner, and I still don’t. However, I remember one morning we were doing sprints and something broke loose in me. Something changed in my perspective. I no longer felt like I was hauling a weight, now I was pushing forward into the future with my whole heart. I felt this incredible power.
Are there any fears you’ve had to overcome on your journey at dropgym?
I think I really feared doing physical things that I could either fail at or I could get hurt. But, I have learned that I am so strong, and not just mentally or emotionally. I am physically strong. I can do really hard things. I have learned to pick up things that I may drop and that’s ok. I have learned to do things that are hard enough that I may fail. I have learned to push up against my own capacity and that requires taking risks. And most of all, I am learning to trust myself, to trust my own body.
