10/08/2025
Itās true. We have ALLLLL been toxic at some point.
Weāve all hurt people we loved, whether we meant to or not.
Over the last few weeks, Iāve been reflecting on how difficult last year really was. Those who know my story know I was deeply angry and hurt. You know that saying, āhurt people hurt peopleā? Itās true, isnāt it? Think about the times you were really hurting and how easy it was to want the person who hurt you to feel that pain too.
The difference comes when we grow in self-awareness. Thatās when we can recognize that urge and make a conscious choice not to pass our pain on to others.
Last year, I said some things at the Confidence Catalyst that hurt people I cared about. Over time, Iāve realized that my choice to share my story would inevitably have outcomes and consequences. Iāve chosen to take responsibilityā¦ to apologize and to understand that much of what I said came from a place of anger, hurt, and betrayal.
Emotional maturity, for me, has looked like acknowledging how my actions have affected others in their own pain and learning to hold compassion for both their suffering and my own.
