My Story
I am a soul
who is inspired by educating and helping others.
My Story
I am a soul
who is inspired by educating and helping others.
I taught students with severe to profound cognitive impairments for 15 years and I was nothing short of inspired and amazed by my students. I then moved into educational administration, where I sustained a Traumatic Brain Injury that has taken me out of the educational field. One day, one child in crisis, and one call to action has changed the trajectory of my life.
Receiving a Traumatic Brain Injury has led to me to endure many challenges and hurdles. I have been consumed by an invisible injury, that has led me to having to deal with people not understanding why I’m not “all better,” when I look fine on the exterior. I have felt an indescribable period of loneliness, while wondering if I would ever see a light at the end of the tunnel. I have had to come to terms with the fact that I am no longer the same person I was and have had to essentially mourn the death of who I was, so I could press on. Now, as I continue to heal, I am able to help people again and have found a new purpose.
Why am I sharing this with you?
I’m sharing this because I have finally come to see a light in the tunnel. I am being reborn, like that of a Phoenix rising from the ashes of its former self, as a work in progress, trying to figure out who this new me is. Even with triumphs and setbacks, I am no longer allowing this disability to control me. I have taken the time to dig deeply from within, to positively rebuild and become realigned on my own journey of self-discovery.
Through this continued process, I have found new ways to continue to educate and help people.
We are all the creators of the landscape of our lives. That landscape changes over time and we have the ability to make it astonishingly beautiful, empowering us to be our best selves!