2. Penniless in a Bikini: The Burnout Breakdown That Changed My Life

In this raw and revealing episode, I answer a question from my audience:

“How did your healing journey begin? What do you do when old pain feels overwhelming?”

At 26, I was living in NYC, wearing the mask of “success” while silently drowning in exhaustion, detachment, and the physical symptoms of burnout. I didn’t have the language for it back then—but my body did. And eventually, it forced me to listen.

So I did what I always did when I didn’t know what else to do… I ran.

A one-way ticket to Hawaii led me to a remote beach in Southeast Asia, where I was robbed of everything—wallet, phone, identity—and left standing in nothing but a bikini.

That rock-bottom moment?
It became the starting point of my healing.

In this episode, I share:

• The 4 signs of burnout I wish I knew back then

• How “escape mode” cracked me open to grace

• The exact moment my healing journey truly began

• Every healing modality I tried (and which ones actually worked)

• Why somatic healing changed everything for me

• And the 3-step ABC Method I still use today when pain resurfaces

This story is for anyone who feels lost, numb, burnt out, or on the edge of something big.
You are not broken. You are breaking open.

✨ Let this episode be your moment of grace.

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