Seasons of Hardships

When I say I'm healthier at 38 than I was at 18 I ain't lying how's this for a #throwbackthursday and YES this is my senior photo from exactly 20 years ago!!!

I was one of the few people in class who never got "senior pics" taken. I had just got back from Spring break and it happened to be picture day for everyone (except for seniors) ....
So picture day it was for me that day!

Tbh I barely had passing grades and was probably told 100x to get pics but my senior year was weird anyhow... My parents divorced and my mom married one of my guy best friends dad, so yup we were brother sister our senior year (hi Matt). It was a weird Brady Bunch situation.

Being the class clown I was, I had a lot of fun being a goofball but when I was sad or depressed I didn't know how to act so I turned to food for emotional support.

That year was really hard on me in other ways too, but I developed a Binge emotional eating disorder that then lasted over 10 years.

I'm so grateful I got involved in a health career bc it eventually led me to where I am today.

Anyway, this post wasn't meant to go this deep, but that pic of me just reminds me of that year.

Anyhow, there are always seasons of hardships friends, and I'm not immune to it either & if you are going through something now all I can tell you is you are NOT ALONE and it's also OK to seek help & surround yourself with the RIGHT relationships.....and most of all KEEP TRYING!!

The harder the struggle the bigger the win it can be on the other side.