Let’s do this!

At times, our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person.

Albert Schweitzer

When I was 16 years old, my, then 59 year old, mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease. After going through medical school with two kids, raising four, and starting the first all female OBGYN practice in the DMV, she was faced with early retirement. This tragic news came along a least 10 year into my battle over anxiety and depression. 

For 20 years I have been in and out of therapy, and at different levels of “medicated.” I have been very fortunate to have excellent mental care (mostly) and I have responded well to medication. But I am here now because I think we’ve set the bar too low. Why should “our” goals be any smaller or any different than anyone else? Therapy teaches you to celebrate the little victories. You got out of bed this morning? Good for you! You took a shower today? Bravo! Don’t get me wrong, we should be celebrating the baby steps out of the darkness. But why do we stop there?

I am here to tell you we CAN and we SHOULD set the bar higher for ourselves. This is my experience of learning to set goals and have big dreams. I will be challenging myself to not only get out of bed in the morning, but to improve my business, my health, and my relationships. There is no limit to what I can do!

My hope for you is that you can see through my journey that not only is there a light at the end of the tunnel, but that light is abundant.