This is a conversation about love, commitment, and the choices we make—decisions that either propel us into our most authentic selves or keep us stuck in the loop of “what ifs".
Beginning with a program we’re taught to follow in life—one that often comes at the cost of our own selves. Marriage, kids, a dog, the white picket fence. But it’s not always as romantic as we imagined. Sometimes, staying committed to vows keeps us in the wrong relationships far too long, stunting our growth and limiting our ability to access true inner peace and joy.
In this reading from my book NUDE, I share the moment the universe brought someone into my life who held up a mirror—one that magnified the depth of my self-abandonment and it was then, that everything shifted. Once you see the truth, you can’t unsee it. And in that moment, I was catapulted into a breaking point: would I choose self-love, or stay committed to a marriage with the man I loved?
This is a story of self-sacrifice—how I gave up parts of myself in the name of love, choosing to see my partner’s “potential” over my own truth. I let go of my dreams and ambitions so he could pursue his, prioritizing his comfort over my calling - until the universe stepped in and lead me to the revealing of my own complacency as an act of loyalty and not an act of self love.
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