Hi hi hello, it’s me.
It’s been a hot minute since I have taken the time and energy to put in to my business, and this community, the love and affection it deserves. Like many aspects of my life, when stress moves in, the things that fill my cup and make me truly happy, get immediately put on the back burner.
In October of this year, after months of deliberation, I took the leap and left behind my regular paycheque (and primary source of my stress) in order to run after….. myself? My family? My humanity? All of those things, really. I was no longer effective in my role, and after experiencing the equivalent of a constructive dismissal, I knew it was my time. There is only so much personal and professional aggression one can take, and like many stereotypical stories before mine, it was clear that I was not doing myself any professional favours each time I advocated for myself or my clients to my main employer.
So, swallowing down the irrational feeling of defeat, I am jumping headfirst in to my business, in to making art, in to filling my cup and making my soul sing, in to focusing on my family, in to rediscovering the person that social work has eaten up over the past ten years.
If you’re reading this, I hope you’ll join me. We all love a good comeback story, and you have caught me in a rare moment of cautious optimism, where I am brave enough to say that I think this is the start of something very cool. The gloves are off, all I have left to lose is my dignity, and rather than fearing the fall, I am gearing up to take flight.
Join me.
xx Aud