A journey isn’t always linear but it’s worth it. Being honest with yourself will bring you the most peace. It’s easy to place your value on work, success, relationships, & outer things. The woman I am today is a woman the teenage me didn’t even know was possible but would think I am so cool. She would run away from home, fight in school, fill her schedule up with extra curricular activities to hide from pain. I use to say I use to have a double life in my teenage years. I was a straight A student but always in the principals office for defending my friends & getting into trouble. I was a dancer in school & in church but in therapy for weekly issues in my house. I didn’t have a relationship with my mom. It feels peaceful to be here. It’s taken years & years & even then with time you are currently rediscovering different parts of yourself. Everything isn’t perfect but taking care of me & seeing things differently, reacting differently, thinking things through differently has shifted things. Doing the work is more than reading books. You have to take that step to truly open Pandora’s box. You have to want it for yourself more than anything else. I’ve always had empathy for others but lacked it for myself. So if you’re a young girl or even a woman reading this, please know you can shift the things in your life. You do deserve to love yourself fully. You deserve healing. You deserve peace 🤍 p.s this was as big as the big comfy couch lol iykyk —— #healingjourney #inhaleexhale #healthandwellness #selflovejourney #mentalhealth #reelsinstagram #reelsvideo #relatable #growthmindset