Ten years ago, my life as I knew it fell apart setting the stage for what has now become my healing journey. What started as an extreme second case of mono spiraled into gaining 30 pounds in less than two months, a stage one kidney failure diagnosis, and days where getting out of bed felt impossible. But this triggered some lessons that I have learned in my health journey.

This came after years of following all the “right” health rules—eating well (although never enough) and moving my body multiple times a day. I followed the script, yet I ended up sicker than I could have imagined.

Looking back, I often forget how sick I was. If you had told me eight years ago that I’d one day forget the weight of that struggle, I wouldn’t have believed you. There were countless moments when I thought I’d never get better. Sometimes, I even forgot what it felt like to be well.

Honestly, I question if I ever truly knew what wellness felt like. Before I got sick, I spent years pushing my body to extremes, chasing "skinny" instead of healthy. I assumed that being skinny automatically meant being healthy. I now know that isn’t true.

As I took time to look back and reflect, I realized this decade has been a journey of rebirth, more than just transformation. Reflecting on the ten years since my life changed, I’ve uncovered lessons I never expected to learn—lessons born from both struggle and health.

I share the ten most profound lessons I’ve learned from this healing journey on my podcast. Make sure you listen to get all ten. Keep reading to get a glimpse into the most transformative realization I had in those ten years.

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#355: 10 Transformative Lessons from a Decade of Healing