What I got to learn from this experience was that my financial stability doesn't have to come at the expense of my own health, peace and freedom. That if I only focus on surviving, then I will only attract situations that will keep me in ‘survivor mode’. I learned that there are people out there in the world that are genuinely interested to support your wellbeing, without asking for anything in return.

The fear of disappointing someone was for the longest time my achilles tendon. In the past I struggled with the sensations that I felt in my body when I knew I was going to say something that someone might not like. So many times I stayed silent to avoid the discomfort. You could say I had this thing called ‘people pleasing’.

I believe that something fundamentally important in order for us to heal, is to be reminded in some way or other, that we aren’t walking this journey alone. In all of the gatherings I’ve been to, everyone I’ve talked to has expressed the importance of being seen by someone else and the profound impact that it has in their sense of belonging.

We are going to make moves that so many people don't understand. Not even ourselves.  Choices that might even hurt the ones we love the most, knowing that all you can offer them at that moment is understanding and acknowledgment for what they are feeling at the time.