Growth is scary. 

There’s grief and loss. There’s discomfort and upset. 

There’s regret and rage. 

There are tears. So many tears.

You’re negative self-talk also runs unchecked.

“I don’t deserve to be happy; No matter how much I try, things still fall apart; I’ll never get it right; What will people think; No one understands what I’m going through; I’m not enough; Why even bother; I will never be who I truly want to be.”

And there’s no guarantee of what you’ll find at the end of it. 

Here’s the thing— Like it or not, change will require you to confront all of this and much more.

Even when welcomed, you may still feel the growing pains while attempting to embody something new.  

So how do you move through the hard parts while maintaining hope for what’s on the other side of change?

It all comes down to your conscious use of meaning. How you make sense of your current growth stage will shape your experience. Many of us are burdened by habitual ways of thinking and being that limits a helpful approach to meaning-making.

I’ve woven these four pillars throughout Illuminate:

1. Stories matter.
2. Awareness is healing. 
3. Transits are opportunities for growth. 
4. Light is always present.

When you engage in this process, you will: 

• Have a perspective shift about current circumstances
• Become less burdened by your conditioned way of being
• Meet change with courage
• Have support when you most need it