The Story
Long ago, Daniela, her mom , aunt and cousin lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked. I kid, I'm sorry, I had to, Avatar is my favorite show and if you don't know the reference, I feel very bad for you.
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Truly though, we lived in harmony in the years I lived in Peru where I was born, up until age 4. Thats when the fire nation attacked aka we moved to the states and got separated. The home and people I felt safe with all abruptly interrupted, caused some things to my brain, like
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When I was 19, I was given a book "A New Earth" by Eckhart Tolle and my perspective began to change drastically. However, that was also the year I entered my first real relationship and because I still had so many unhealed wounds, I ended up putting the relationship before me. The relationship lasted about six years and during that time I learned a lot about my triggers and childhood wounds, etc. etc. but it wasn't until the end of the relationship that my deepest healing occurred. Towards the end of the relationship was when I was beginning to choose myself again. This was the start of my coming back home to me, and to learn to finally love and accept my whole self fully. Something I wanted but most of all desperately needed.
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Spirituality (non-religious) guided me along my healing journey more than anything else. The teachings were so simple yet deeply transformative for me. That's where I began to understand true unconditional love. That's where I learned true equality. That's where I learned the power of Presence. That's where I learned many other things that I won't name now because I'm starting to feel like a cheeseball but you'll come to find out if we end up working together :)
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selective mutism and generalized and social anxiety that stayed with me for a long time. Being an immigrant was a tough one, Growing up, like the usual you hear, I felt different and seemed to live in between two worlds. This caused identity issues, on top of that you pile on stress of home life, immigrant parents, financial stressors and your average teen hormonal changes. I experienced my fair share of depression, and very low self-esteem for a very long time.