Oh hey there, I'm Jillian. But you can call me Jac. ⠀
You may be new here, or maybe we've been friends forever. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
But I thought it was time to share how I got here, and I don't mean physically sitting on this piece of furniture... coz that seems obvious (or maybe it isn't)? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Anywho... where to begin? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I could start at the very beginning but seriously that's 37 years ago... so maybe let's fast forward to this chapter, shall we? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Just over 4 years ago, I left my successful corporate job and dove headfirst into myself. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I started going to counselling for the main reason of "not knowing what the fuck I was doing with my life". ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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All I knew is I felt like I was wasting it. My biggest fear was I would be on my death bed feeling like I hadn't achieved anything. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Turns out I had some unresolved childhood trauma that I had never dealt with.... almost 30 years deep. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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That box that I had that stuff locked up in was starting to crack. All the tools that I had been using for years were starting to not be enough. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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It was time to unlock it and start the process of healing. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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As part of that chapter, it became clear, that I wasn't living my life purpose. I wasn't connected to my body. I wasn't living a fulfilling life. I wasn't as confident as I let people believe. And I made damn sure to not look after myself coz I definitely wasn't loving myself...... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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So I dug deep, I made myself my job, I spent my time looking at my scars and working on making them beautiful. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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And somewhere along the road, I realized.....⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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This is what I want to do, I want to help others help themselves. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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This is what I am passionate about. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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And this is what I do now... I help people do the same damn thing.