The Girl in the Mirror

I never lost sight of her, that twenty-something girl in the mirror. I was in my early twenties when my wellness journey would begin. Plagued with infertility and hormone imbalances, there was little to know and understand. With no such innovation called “the internet”, you saw doctors and talked to family and friends about your struggles. All you could know was that you weren’t “normal”.

As the girl in the mirror aged and took on various shapes and sizes, I was driven, consumed with finding her again. Where did she go, and why was this so hard to understand and “fix”? As a nurse, I dove into the science and attempted on my own to cure what ailed me. Every spring break, my “beach read” was the latest on nutrition and self-help. Though I had success, it was always transient. I could not sustain the 20 lbs lost. It made me feel like a failure, demonstrating to the world that I had no discipline, which cut me to my core. I woke up every day for 4 decades, hating what I saw but never forgetting the girl in the mirror, who was happy, athletic, loved to laugh, and care for others. 

Fast forward to 5 years ago. It was not until I was on my knees, exhausted from failures, when I finally let go of control and self-reliance that I found her! She was there, but afraid. She did not want to slip away again. She would grow stronger and steadier with the wisdom gained that she was enough in this world and even more so in the next. She grew confident when the universe brought forward the people, innovations, treatments to sustain her, and the confidence to feed others’ souls; the souls who are confused, who ache, and who suffer like hers. 

Friends, Truth will find you when you surrender and receive the help and the love around you. I am a living testimony to Truth, and I want to save you from the lie that you have to suffer in silence. I yearn to show you how to let go, to heal, and to live the beautiful life that is yours. I want to shower this message of love on you: You don’t have to live this way, stuck, struggling, and hopeless. The girl in the mirror knows. She’s 66 now, riding her bike, walking daily in the sun, loving and caring for those around her, and playing sports again. 

With a full heart and deepest gratitude, I invite you to connect with me. I am here for you. 

Be Well ❤️

Kelly