365 Days of Positivity: A Motivational Manifesto is a self-help book. In it I share my very personal story of sexual abuse; how suppression of chronic stress and unresolved emotions {inflammation} ultimately led to my struggle with multiple autoimmune diseases, and how I used my pain to find my purpose. In addition, I am including 365 days worth of mantras, affirmations, inspiration, and positivity to help uplift the reader on a daily basis.
My hope is to inspire my readers to harness their own power to see themselves as a survivor and no longer a victim. It doesn’t matter what’s happened in the past or what you’re facing right now. Change is possible and it starts with shifting our mindset to a place of gratitude and love.
As a Certified Holistic Health and Lifestyle Coach, I am on a mission to reach as many people as possible and inspire the world to take the first step towards creating the life that we all dream of and deserve. Starting is always the hardest part and often times, we don’t know where to begin. Fear has a tendency to keep us paralyzed and stuck in a state of "what if it doesn’t work out?", "what if I fail?", "what will others think of me?". The question we should be asking ourselves though is "what happens when I succeed?", "what happens when it does work out?". Many of us have been conditioned to worry. Think about when you were a kid, your parents always told you to be careful. This thinking instilled a subconscious thought that when we did x, y or z, there would be a risk. The truth is, life is risky. We have no way of knowing what will happen each day. But if we continue living in a state of fear - the "what if’s" - we’re allowing our subconscious mind to have power over our true desires.
Sexual abuse and disease are my personal versions of the "fear monster". They try to steal the essence of who we are and because we’re conditioned to fear these things, they usually win the battle, I know they certainly did for me in the beginning. But I learned that the only way I could truly heal was to face these monsters head on and take back my power and show them who was boss. I was determined to live, truly live and I realized early on that I was the only one that could make that happen.
Circumstances come up. Life happens. The fact of the matter is, we cannot control everything around us. The one thing that we do have control over though, is our reaction to these things.
Healing starts within. Change starts with a shift in perception and mindset. Abundance begins with manifesting our desires and not being afraid to think big, huge, gigantic dreams and take action. We can have everything we want in life and we all deserve happiness, respect, love and equality.
Are you ready to take back your power? It’s not too late to love yourself up and create the life you desire. It starts with you. And it starts now.
With the funds raised, I am dedicated to continue educating, inspiring and mentoring survivors of sexual abuse and autoimmune disease on the healing powers of mindset, while providing the tools to cultivate healthy, life-long habits to live an abundant and fulfilling life.