I see you checkin’ me out

Welcome to my next adventure.

A personal blog, I know. How basic. I even cringe a little, but I’m putting my ego down, and showing up. I’m showing up messy and hardly knowing what I’m doing, like a fool. This is what a starting place looks like. Knowing nothing, a little lost, and developing a dream.

You will never imagine the full scope of any project you take on until you embark - the unseen challenges, the discoveries, the opportunities, and the moments of pure gold.

Hardly six month ago, I committed to writing a book. At first I did it for myself, to prove I could, to continue to heal from my traumatic brain injury. As the book has developed, so has my vision. Too many of us are trying to heal and feel like we are walking up the staircase in the dark. Each step has your foot uncertainly wavering in the air, wondering when or if it will find the floor. Wouldn’t it be easier if we just flicked on the light?

With my brain injury, I’ve been through hell and back, and while a lot of that’s covered in my book, my recovery didn’t stop when it was a convenient place to end my story. I have continued to hurt and heal long after my book ended.

One of my goals was to authentically show what recovery looks like. No sugar coating it, skipping over the ugly bits, or saying everything is fine now. Because that helps no one.

The idea for this blog is the same idea that sparked my book, and my walk - to become the person my younger self would be proud of. To show the imperfections of healing and the beautiful misadventures along the way. To show off my battle wounds and their home-made floss woven stitches in hopes that my stories may help another trauma survivor find their way.

“The best way to find out is to do.” (Simon Sinek)

Thanks for joining me on the journey.