29/01/2026
2017: The Year Everything Shifted Again
2017 felt like a fresh breath after the intensity of the year before.
I finished my Cert IV in Massage Therapy, full of hope, purpose and this deep sense that life was finally softening. I felt like I was stepping into who I was meant to be.
And then… I was swept off my feet.
Completely love bombed.
Seen.
Cherished.
Chosen in a way I had never been chosen before.
In the space of a few months, my life shifted into a whirlwind.
It felt magical.
It felt fated.
It felt like the universe was giving me everything I ever thought I wanted.
But underneath the excitement, I had this quiet feeling…
this little inner child part of me whispering fears I didn’t yet have the courage to face.
Fear of abandonment.
Fear of him leaving me.
Fear of doing or saying the wrong thing.
Fear of being “too much” or “not enough.”
And he had his own wounds too - a fear that no woman could love him for who he was, only for what he could provide.
Two people, both craving safety…
both craving love…
both holding wounds too heavy to carry into a relationship —
and yet, there we were.
In 2017, I didn’t see it yet.
I just saw the fairytale.
I didn’t know that this chapter, as bright and beautiful as it seemed, was quietly setting the stage for the biggest unravelling of my life — and the greatest transformation I would ever walk through.
Part 3 coming soon… 🤍✨