“๐ ๐๐๐ง’๐ญ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐
๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ ๐๐ฆ…”
For years, my life played like a broken record on repeat
Stress, anxiety, & insomnia were my constant
companions. I chased relief in sports, fast cars
designer clothes, alcohol, travel,
then the thrill of
owning a part of/growing a business
On the outside, it looked like I had it all together
success, adventure, freedom
But inside? I was numb
I wasnโt living; I was escaping
My business was thriving, yet the pressure from my
unhealthy, controlling partners, toxic environment(s)
inner drive & insecurities, made life feel like a battle
My relationshipsโ especially with myself โ crumbled
under the weight of my unacknowledged pain
Almost everything I did was a coping mechanism to
avoid confronting the truth
Whether it was the adrenaline of speed, the high of
shopping, or laughing my feelings & thoughts away
I was desperate to feel something
Or maybe, nothing at all
Comfortably Numb captures that feeling perfectly
a hollow existence where you go through the motions
disconnected from yourself, your emotions, & the
It was easier to stay numb than to face the storm
raging inside me
But that kind of numbness comes at a cost
It nearly killed me At 40
My body/brain & mind finally gave up
Collapsing, then the ICU, waking up stripped of
everything I thought gave me power & control
I’d completely lost control of my life, the very thing
I was fighting over, for years
That moment forced me to ask:
Who am I beneath the masks?
Beneath the pain, the coping, the noise?
Rebuilding my life meant embracing the discomfort
Iโd spent decades avoiding
I had to unlearn my survival strategies
heal my mind, body, brain, & rediscover me
Today, I no longer live in survival mode
Iโm not numb
I feel & love deeply, & live consciously on my terms
Iโve regulated my nervous system, rewired my brain
& build a life that doesnโt require constant escape
To any HIGH ACHIEVER who feels like they’re just
“getting by” or “surviving” I see you… understand
And I promise, thereโs another side
It starts by daring to take forward steps
then when you’re comfortable
facing whatโs been numbing you
Taking back the Captaincy of Your Own Ship
Because life is meant to be lived, not escaped from
What’s keeping you – comfortably numb?
Would you prefer to be Successful on YOUR TERMS?