What a difference 365 days can make... 2021 vs 2020 ⚠️ TRIGGER WARNING It’s been exactly 1 year since I was violently assaulted. What Instagram saw was a black eye & a sprained finger. What you didn’t see was all the other physical & mental bruised that were left as a result. It’s been the worst year of my life. I’ve battled depression, anxiety, fear, so much so I ran away to Mexico to feel safe & heal. At the same time this has been the best year of my life. I’ve spent the past 8 months traveling, healing & learning to fall in love with myself. I am now more clear than ever on what I deserve & what relationships I want to invest my energy into. I am so f***ing grateful for the relationships that this year allowed me to build on & the chosen family I was able to create. I look at these 2 photos and I don’t even recognize the person I was. This person you see now is the new version reborn. Stronger, braver, more confident, more clear, deserving, and unwilling to settle. I am so f*cking proud of this first photo. If you would have told me 1 year ago I’d be posting an unedited photo wearing barely any makeup, I would have rolled my eyes. I was so triggered by my black eye I used to cake on layer upon layer of makeup and it still wasn’t enough. Something so simple as looking someone in the eye was extremely painful as I thought that’s all they saw. Being vulnerable like this is scare AF, my heart is racing as I type this raw caption but just know if you are struggling you are not alone. I choose to share because it helps with me process & at the same time it may help someone else. When I first got to Mexico I got so much hate for traveling during a pandemic & while yes it might have been risky, it was necessary for me to get away from Montreal. I wasn’t coming here to party, I was coming to heal. Mexico pieced me back together but LA healed me. There are so many people that have played a pivotal role in my healing this year, without you I wouldn’t be where I am today. Kinda cool that I’ve come full circle & I get to spend today in Mexico! This is a day for me and this post is unapologetically for me. If it upsets you, that’s your journey, not mine.