06/11/2020
A lot has changed since I was younger. This photo for example I think I was… 23? Since then I have…
Finished a degree in Business (Entrepreneurial Management), started my own business, got married, had a baby, started a herbalism course, finished reiki, went vegetarian for a year, substantially cut out meat since, learned a massive amount on nutrition (RHN!), entered into a Naturopathic Medical program, made money in the stock market, bought a VW vintage bus and so many other wonderful things.
In that time I have also: had multiple failed retreats due to external forces, had a wedding cancel, lost my grandfather to cancer, got hit with chronic fatigue and migraines, started school 3 years later then initially planned, failed courses, lost the money made in that stock market - to the stock market lol… poured money into a business with little return to get it running before school, spent god knows how much on education, lost myself in a world of emotions post partum, and have floated on and off from depression in those last 8-9 years.
Thing is - life is this mess of a roller coaster and for all ya’ll out there you know I LOVE transparency. There is dark and light in all things. See if I didn’t learn about nutrition and how to care for myself properly- my fatigue and migraines would probably have spiralled me into a massive depression. If I didn’t know how to be open and ask for help, love and support, I would have had a hard time getting over my grandfathers death. If I didn’t know how to slow down and process my demons so to speak and past traumas I wouldn’t be the mother I am today nor know how to raise a healthy, balanced child for our FUTURE. My darks would have been sooo much darker if I didn’t put in the work, and I see what happens to myself when I don’t. Lets not forget about the work that is needed to not only feel the change but BE THE CHANGE - XO. And let’s not forget that we need those dark times to show us truths in our souls that needs to be surfaced and released.