{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Around the Circle: Living Well with T1D","title":"Erika Szumel on Building Confidence to Do Hard Things with T1D","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2189,"description":"Erika Szumel has lived with type 1 diabetes for 25 years, works on the Blue Circle Health community engagement team, and is currently training for another marathon. But this episode isn’t really about running. It’s about doing hard things with type 1 diabetes.\n\nScott and Erika explore what confidence actually looks like when you live with T1D, and why it’s often not something you have before you begin. Through stories from marathon training, diabetes management, setbacks, and self-doubt, Erika shares how confidence is built through experience, experimentation, adaptation, and simply taking the next step.\n\nAlong the way, they discuss the fear of failure, learning from mistakes, the value of community, and why waiting until you feel completely ready may keep you from doing things that matter most. Whether your challenge is athletic, professional, personal, or diabetes-related, this conversation offers encouragement and practical perspective for moving forward even when the outcome feels uncertain.\n\nWhat You'll Learn\nWhy confidence is something you build, not something you need before you start\nHow marathon training helped Erika rethink challenges both inside and outside of diabetes\nThe role experimentation, adaptability, and self-trust play in living well with T1D\nWhy setbacks and frustrating diabetes days don’t mean you’re failing\nHow community and shared experience can make difficult goals feel more achievable\nPractical ways to approach intimidating goals one step at a time\nWhy perfection isn’t required before pursuing something meaningful\nHow lessons learned from doing hard things can carry into every area of life\nKey Quotes\n“Living with diabetes is already an incredible challenge that you take on every single day... Anything else is nowhere near as challenging as diabetes is.” – Erika Szumel\n“You don't need to climb the whole staircase, you just need to take the first step and that's it.” – Erika Szumel\n“The more you go on, the more you trust yourself and feel...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ZwtJk5cNfIfgz2P3gzr9JcObYabO_Mtb5PIacekPQ7A/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zNTk3/NjFhNWRiZjNkMTEw/MTg4NzAyMDkwMWI1/MDk5YS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}