Change was my only option.
Trigger Warning: Mental Illness
At 30, From looking at me, you'd never know that I had hit rock bottom.
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That I hated my career.
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That I was miserable with my circumstances.
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That a childhood trauma had developed into PTSD symptoms.
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And that I was suicidally ill.
This isn't the full end-to-end story.
Yet, this is the start of me letting my guard down and leaning into my full purpose.
I’ve not shared this much about myself so publicly before.
To be honest it feels vulnerable with equal measures of ick-ness as I never wanted my past trauma and mental illness to be part of my ‘brand’.
Yet, I do recognise that my past does define my present. But not in the ways that it use to.
I also see that *this* is part of me. A foundation of what is to come.
Now, at 36, having gone through a (long) healing journey of highs and low, I’ve reached a point where I no longer feel the weight of depression thanks to the many years of professional intervention.
Which also helped me find (and feel secure in) my WHY.
Something that sits with me is a quote heard via Vex King: “healed people, heal people.”
This speaks to something I’ve come to understand through my own journey.
That our growth isn’t just for us.
It becomes something we can offer to others.
My purpose is to walk alongside people as they move through change, to hold space for the discomfort, the becoming, and the quiet unfolding that often goes unseen. I believe change and growth are possible for everyone, even when it feels so far away.
That belief is what led me to become a coach in 2020 and inspired me to develop my career path in people change.
I’m even considering re-training as a therapist.
But for now
I have been enlightened to develop my business in a way that leans even more into the space of people development.
Not just the doing, but the being. When we reconnect to who we are, when we feel seen, safe, and supported, the path forward starts to reveal itself.
That’s where real, lasting change, resilience, growth and purpose begins.
And, finally,
… if sharing my journey helps just one person believe that change is possible then it’s worth the moments of vulnerability.
♥️✨🪩
