After my mom died, I lost myself. I was navigating being a new a mom with a newborn during a pandemic. I was caring for my dad who was living with a disability. My anxiety was through the roof (and still is on grief bomb days.) I was saying goodbye left and right to friends who didn’t understand. Grieving while parenting + pregnant. My dad died shortly after. I welcomed my second child. I sold my childhood home.
Books about grief became my fave genre (no one wants this as their reality.) Therapy helps but talking with a friend who will listen helps more.
I’ll write it again, grieving while parenting. Grieving while having zero time to focus on your feelings and process all that has happened. Grieving while feeding a newborn at 3AM because they’re unaware how exhausting grief is.
If you can relate to this in any way, I share this not for pity but, so you know you aren’t alone even though, at times, it feels that way. I’ve hidden behind my grief for long enough to know how isolating it can feel. I’ve hidden it to not make others uncomfortable. I’m done doing that.
Parallel to all this heartbreak, I’ve been offered the opportunity to reprioritize what’s most important for my family. I know this sounds harsh, but I don’t waste time on experiences or people who don’t add value to my life. I chose entrepreneurship (x2) because it gives me the opportunity to feel in control of myself again. I can work on my own time, lead others to success and show them how they can start to heal through entrepreneurship.
If you don’t commit to healing yourself, your life will not change. I can guarantee it because I’ve been there. Will you be healed, 100%? Probably not because life is not linear. Can we get you to a place where you feel like a new you, where you start to thrive again and find little joys when you thought you'd never see the light again? Yes.
There’s always going to be something you think is holding you back but the only thing that really is, is yourself. The only thing you can control is yourself.
Grief applies to so many instances in life not just through death. Grief is any change in your life that has a profound effect on the way you live. Loss of a job, moving or even adding a family member can all trigger grief.
Apply to work with me and discover how entrepreneurship can be the #1 driver in your healing journey.
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