Lessons from Trauma

The person you’ve become would be helpless without the person you’ve been & the person you are now is an asset to the person you’ll be

It’s easy to feel hopeless in the worst of times

But what if the difficulties are preparation for the strength you will need for yourself & others & all that darkness supports the incredible light within you?
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Committing to a loving, positive, accepting relationship with yourself can transform the impact of experiences

Trauma begins to teach you lessons that you choose rather than ones instantly chosen in the darkness of it

Devastating experiences become part of your mission

Things that have felt heavy or impossible to relieve, contribute to your empathy & strength

It’s really a matter of what is happening within you (not around you)

Our ability to feel, process, & apply ourselves compassionately is so necessary for us avoid being captives of life’s difficulties

It’s not so easy, I know! I think if I was telling this to the version of me going through the hardest things, it would be very inconsiderate, which is why I say the validation & allowing yourself to feel emotions is soooo important in this process

When I reflect on some of the hardest times of my life I don’t JUST see pain or hopelessness

Reflected back is my mission, purpose, skillsets, emotional intelligence, awareness, & everything that makes me who I am

If it wasn’t for the person I was, choices I made or experiences, I wouldn’t be doing what I do, living the life I live, experiencing & radiating positivity & love, or having a deeper appreciation for people, peace, happiness, health, & freedom

With this being TBT & honoring who we’ve been i couldn’t help but put this 2022 photoshoot next to the 2018 one & it’s more meaningful that what meets the eye. In 2018 1 wk post show I was binging, restricted & starved myself for that shoot & despite the fun, i felt horrible. In this 2022 one I did my normal routines, meals & water & didn’t care how the suit I chose fit or how small I was at 2wks post show I just wanted to have fun & embrace the confidence I had in all I was doing, pursuing, achieving, & giving-I’m grateful for the growth
#BUILDMORETHANJUSTABODY

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