Before this shift, I was just a girl, unsure of myself, lacking confidence, always questioning if what I was doing was right. I didn’t really know who I was or what I wanted. I used to wait for permission, from people, from life, from anyone but me. I didn’t love myself the way I should have. I gave so much of my energy to others, always putting their needs before mine. On the outside, I may have looked fine… but inside, I felt small and disconnected. That was the version of
