Always that straight A student, I grew up as a lead-scholar, studied at Oxford, and then moved to Brazil where I built a career as a globe-trotting travel writer for the world’s best media from scratch. You would have met me and thought, 'wow, her life rocks!' … but underneath, my hard-work was fuelled by anxiety and adrenaline, masking sadness and a disconnect from my family. I used over-work and over-partying as daily props.
Whatever i set out to achieve, when i got there, it felt empty.
My life was blessed, so why couldn’t i feel happy with it?
I would numb the feelings i couldn't face, get sick and burn-out regularly. And i bet you can guess what that did to my sense of self-worth....
It took a year of loss to wake me up. I needed to change, fast. So i went deep within, facing up to my inherited patterns and past traumas and retrained in cutting-edge healing and energy techniques. My life began to shift. I felt happy in the simplest moments, peace became a regular friend, and none of it was triggered by external validation.
I stopped chasing.
Finally taking responsibility and slipping out of victim mode gave me a new sense of empowerment. I discovered my uniqueness, how to care for my mind and how to actually live my purpose. (this makes self-love and self-worth a whole lot easier)
My relationships and experience of life shifted.
It's like someone turned a light on inside.