Thank you.
Getting in my feels today...
Seven years ago I told my best friend that when I thought about the future, all I could see was ‘darkness.’
I was approaching my 30th birthday, I’d just lost my Husband after a short and intense battle with Cancer, I’d been laid off from my job weeks later, and was now about to lose my home. She didn’t have any words. But she sat with me in the silence, and held my hand. The months that followed were some of the loneliest of my life as the support grew thinner and I shut myself away from the world while I tried to figure out my next steps. But every morning I’d get up, sit with my coffee, and try to find stories that made me feel seen. Stories of amazing women who hadn’t just come through unimaginable things, but who had given themselves permission to thrive on the other side. And through sharing their stories, were letting me know that I could do this. That this wasn’t the end of my story.
Sharing your stories doesn’t just help you heal. It’s what helps others heal. Whenever you’re feeling too scared to share, like it’s too much, too shameful, like you’re taking up too much space…remember that there are people you don’t even know looking up to you right now to guide them through their darkest time. People finding their strength in your words.
A year ago I had a vision on my heart to create the space I needed when I was trying to find my way forward. A platform for women to share stories of strength, to celebrate our new beginnings, to inspire each other to keep moving forward, even when we can’t see the way yet. A place where people feel seen. I knew I wanted to facilitate conversations that inspire change, that help people rise. And when I get messages like this, I realise I’m getting a little closer every day.
So if you're new around here, you’ve been here since the beginning, or somewhere in-between - today I just want to say thank you.
Thank you so much for helping me bring my vision to life…and believe me when I say, we’re just getting started. 🖤
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