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What's up! If your taking time to read about me, just know that I'm grateful your here, but this isn't really about me. I've been through a lot, but this journey is about taking my pain and using it to connect and help others, as opposed to allowing it to rob me of my joy.

We relate not because our stories are exactly the same, but because of the emotions evoked from a wide range of shared human experiences. Through the choice to share our emotions and stories in safe environments, we choose connection as opposed to isolation. This business was created after not being heard in my own treatment after being affected by the abilify lawsuit unknowingly for a decade. When deciding to find my own path to recovery, despite being surrounded by people and underneath the care of my psychiatrist, I was alone. At the time, people, including my family, saw me as a patient with an illness, often treating me like a child. Despite this challenging time, we are closer than ever due to mutual conversations that have gone on since and the choice to understand one another. I understood their concern, and to be honest, i didn't know i could pull this off at first either. My plan was as calculated and extensive as it could be, and done underneath the care of my therapist and psychiatrist at the time. Three years later, 90 lbs lighter, and calmer than i've ever been within, yet completely medication free. You might wonder what it took. Before you discover that i want to preface this by saying my journey was and has been unique and requires extensive awareness of self, sacrifice and discipline. I do not advocate for people to go off medications on their own, or to stop taking them. I am here serving as a bridge to connect people with information to help them take better care of themselves and empower them to do so regardless of their diagnosis or treatment history. Medications helped me for a long time, but regardless, they are not a magic cure all for suffering in this world, regardless of who we are as people.

Now that i got that part out of the way, here's how I did it. I infused principles of Neuroscience with Eastern Medicine alongside drastic lifestyle changes in diet and exercise, ultimately gradually shaping into an extensive self-care routine that is uniquely my own. As time has gone on, through the channeling and release of my stored emotions, I continue to access more consistent daily internal peace than i ever knew was possible. To learn even more about my journey and discovery of the harnessable gift of bipolar along the way, check out my Ted Talk here.

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In life, it's at rock bottom where we make a choice. Option A: acceptance of our lives outcome based on the trauma that has shaped us, or Option AAA: make a courageous decision to venture into the unknown with a relentless tenacity to never give up on ourselves or what we want out of life and mold our trauma into something that helps others, including ourselves.

The choice to see the worst moments of my life as the best things that ever happened to me frees me from the shackles of inner turmoil and suffering I see in those that chose a different path and perspective. My life's work is dedicated to helping provide the information and inspiration needed for more people to embark on their own unique and authentic path. On stage, my mission is to not only educate folks but transparently connect with everyone while also showing the freedom and joy that can be found in the adventure into the unknown. Self-Discovery can be really remarkable once you get out of the darkness. I'm living proof :)  

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