From 2020 to 2023, I wore a smile in public while quietly struggling on the inside. I put on a facade of happiness for my kids and for the people around me, while carrying a weight no one could really see. I opened up to those closest to me at the time. I shared how upset I was, how frustrated and angry #felt. But instead of support, I was told that walking away would be too damaging to my family. What wasn’t understood was that staying was just as damaging—if not more. I was reaching a point where I wasn’t healthy anymore, mentally and more importantly physically, and when I expressed that, I was told to just “work it off" or "Just Deal" with it, but I couldn’t. I didn’t have it in me. I felt stuck, unable to take that first step, which is often the hardest part. But once you take that step and can see that you know there's no going back, you keep moving forward, because the life and future you want is in front of you. You start making the changes you need, not just for others, but for yourself. You begin building the life you truly want, for you and for those closest to you. If I can do it, so can you.. and I can teach out how to not have to Just Deal, but to become the best version of you!