One of "those girls"

If you told me two years ago that I would be quitting my dream job to become one of “those girls” who did “those things” - I probably would have thought you were insane.

Two years ago, I was part of a core team of people that opened up the first mental health and addiction treatment centre on the West Coast of Canada. I was married with a son that had just turned 2, two preteen step kids, 1 Bernese mountain dog and 2 fat orange cats (they’re the best!). I lived in a beautiful home on almost 2 acres in the countryside….and on the outside, life was great.

But on the inside, I was unhappy at home. Trying to keep everyone happy and fix problems that were there long before I entered the picture. I tried to keep everything together for our family. Tried to forced myself to be happy and look at the positives of my situation. But thank god, and I mean that, thank god my (ex)husband told me he wanted a divorce.

I decided to start my business realizing that it was going to be up to me to support my son as a single mom. I had big dreams and goals and knew that if I wanted any of those things to happen, I was the only one who had the power to make them happen. So on top of working full time and navigating a new foreign world of divorce/single parenting and all the shame and stigma that comes along with it, I got to work.

Fast forward almost two years later, and this is how I fully support myself and Hunter. I am so freaking grateful to be one of “those girls” doing “those things” because it’s allowed me to have more time with Hunter. It’s allowed me to not be stressed financially as a single mom. It’s forced me to grow as a woman and become a way better version of myself. It’s given me a community of people that actually want to see me do better and see me succeed. It’s allowed me to help many people get healthier, overcome their fears and limiting beliefs, and build successful businesses themselves.

Sometimes I sit back and it just hits me where I can’t believe that this is my life. It makes me cry knowing what my life could have been if I hadn’t had taken that leap of faith and said “yes” to this. Life is good. And I know this is only the beginning🖤