A lot of the motivation for my work is to take back the reigns on life. 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. What often felt like the most out of control in my life was my relationships, and how I betrayed myself inside of them and for them. Not knowing how to stop doing that, in real life rather than concept, was even more painful.

A few years ago, I was sitting in my therapist’s office when I was told I had a chemical imbalance, and that I’d probably be on medication for the rest of my life. I remember the exact feeling in my chest: frozen. Hopeless. Silenced, again. I’d struggled with anxiety and depression for years, and now I felt even further from myself—numb, exhausted, and overwhelmed by the noise in my own mind. I was on medication, but it made things worse. I had more intrusive thoughts. More

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