Growth isn't always fun nor easy. " I didn't know there would be trouble along the way, nobody told me nothing, NOTHING." Elders did say life was hard but I guess they couldn't articulate the depth of challenging it would actually be. Trying to be a person of change and learning to evolve through the storm, I'm not always happy, grateful, optimistic, and full of giddy. Sometimes I do cry for days. The only difference between the old me and the new me is self-compassion and love. I very rarely indulge in negative self-talk. I've learned to self-soothe, free my emotions and nurture myself in a way nobody else can. After living a life of needing a lot of external validation, I realized how horrible it felt when the ones I relied on for validation no longer validated me or would hurt me in a way I couldn't stomach. So I made my peace and validation come from me and myself. This way I wouldn't be devasted when people didn't meet my expectations.

This episode isn't to coach you, but to give you a glimpse of someone who is on a personal development journey and experiencing growing pains presently. You don't have to be perfect, you have to be authentic and I hope you all can find a sense of relief in your own life, realizing you're not alone. Our paths may be different but growth is growth and we all are going to have to deal with the mess at some point.

BOOKS MENTIONED

-Daring Greatly by Brene Brown

-The Four Pivots by Dr. Shawn Ginwright

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