Ok. So yesterday I shared with you my reflections from visiting my childhood home and I received a considerable amount of praise from my ThinkUP friends for standing in my truth!

 

But as expected I received a couple of side eyes….DM’s….and questionable comments about this statement,

 

“This is the place where I clung tight to “Depression” as she was my only consistent source. She was never my enemy, but my darkest friend”.

 

So, let me explain….

 

No I do not celebrate depression or wish this illness on my worst enemy, but depression is actually what saved my life, solidified my purpose, and catapulted me into entrepreneurship.  Depression was the “thing” that gave me my voice and encouraged me to get on stages across the globe and share my message.

 

While, I thought I was losing my mind, I was actually finding it.  I struggled on and off for about 14 years….and thought that I was “cured”….then I launched my own company and my depression came back harder than ever……I struggled….I suffered in silence….and I put the “mask” on and pretended that all was okay….and then……………….

 

[If you want to know what happened next…..check your email tomorrow at 10 a.m. for the next part].

 

ThinkUP Tip #1of5:  You do not have to finish how you started, you have the power and the ability to create your own finish.
ThinkUP #2of5: Don’t let ONE storm. ONE diagnosis.  ONE tragedy dictate your life. Learn the lessons and know that EVERY season prepares you for the next. Practice gratitude it’s simple. Yet powerful