Turia Pitt explains the process of recovering from her devastating burns

‘I allowed myself to feel those emotions’: Turia Pitt explains the process of recovering from her devastating burns – and how she found a ‘positive lining’ in the ordeal

Turia Pitt has detailed the the process of recovering from injuries she sustained in a fire in 2011.

Appearing on The Project on Tuesday, the 33-year-old revealed she struggled emotionally at times, but found the ‘positives’ in the experience. 

She first had to motivate herself to take baby steps such as, ‘Walk two laps of the hallway. Try to finish my hospital meal. Really basic things,’ she said. 

Brave: Turia Pitt (pictured) has detailed the the process of recovering from injuries she sustained in a fire in 2011

Turia explained: ‘I had to adjust the bar or adjust my expectations of what I could do in a day. 

‘Of course, there were days where I didn’t want to do the rehab, didn’t want to do the journey before me. 

‘What I did is I allowed myself to feel those emotions, and I think that’s really important.’ 

Focus: Appearing on The Project on Tuesday, the 33-year-old revealed she struggled emotionally at times, but found the 'positives' in the experience

Focus: Appearing on The Project on Tuesday, the 33-year-old revealed she struggled emotionally at times, but found the ‘positives’ in the experience

Turia explained: 'I had to adjust the bar or adjust my expectations of what I could do in a day... Walk two laps of the hallway. Try to finish my hospital meal. Really basic things'

Turia explained: ‘I had to adjust the bar or adjust my expectations of what I could do in a day… Walk two laps of the hallway. Try to finish my hospital meal. Really basic things’ 

She added: 'What I did is I allowed myself to feel those emotions, and I think that's really important... We don't have to put a positive lining on it straightaway, [but] there is a real power in just accepting it'

She added: ‘What I did is I allowed myself to feel those emotions, and I think that’s really important… We don’t have to put a positive lining on it straightaway, [but] there is a real power in just accepting it’ 

The motivational speaker said she found power in facing the truth of what she was experiencing.  

‘When we are going through a tough time, we don’t have to try and spin it, we don’t have to put a positive lining on it straightaway, [but] there is a real power in just accepting it,’ she added. 

Turia was on the show promoting her latest book, Happy (and Other Ridiculous Aspirations). 

Past: Turia suffered horrific burns to 64 per cent of her body when she got caught in a wildfire in Western Australia in 2011, during an ultramarathon. Pictured with fiancé Michael Hoskin before the accident

Past: Turia suffered horrific burns to 64 per cent of her body when she got caught in a wildfire in Western Australia in 2011, during an ultramarathon. Pictured with fiancé Michael Hoskin before the accident 

Speaking to Body and Soul magazine this week, Turia revealed that she still has 'ups and downs' in the process of recovery: 'I try not to beat myself up. I think part of being happy is accepting that you're not going to be happy all the time,' she said

Speaking to Body and Soul magazine this week, Turia revealed that she still has ‘ups and downs’ in the process of recovery: ‘I try not to beat myself up. I think part of being happy is accepting that you’re not going to be happy all the time,’ she said

Speaking to Body and Soul magazine this week, Turia revealed that she still has ‘ups and downs’ in the process of recovery. 

‘I try not to beat myself up. Life is full of ups and downs. We have hard times, but the reverse is also true, and I think part of being happy is accepting that you’re not going to be happy all the time,’ she said.  

Turia suffered horrific burns to 64 per cent of her body when she got caught in a wildfire in Western Australia in 2011, during an ultramarathon.   

Growing family: The former athlete welcomed her first son, Hakavai, with long-term partner Michael in December 2017. All pictured

Growing family: The former athlete welcomed her first son, Hakavai, with long-term partner Michael in December 2017. All pictured 

New life: The couple welcomed their second child, baby boy Rahiti (pictured) in February

New life: The couple welcomed their second child, baby boy Rahiti (pictured) in February 

She welcomed her first son, Hakavai, with long-term partner Michael Hoskin in December 2017. 

The couple welcomed their second child, baby boy Rahiti, in February this year. 

The pair got engaged in 2015, with Michael previously revealing he bought the diamond ring when Turia was in intensive care in 2011.    

Sweet: The pair got engaged in 2015, with Michael previously revealing he bought the diamond ring when Turia was in intensive care in 2011

Sweet: The pair got engaged in 2015, with Michael previously revealing he bought the diamond ring when Turia was in intensive care in 2011