What could you do with a single ounce of courage?

I felt stuck. I struggled for years with depression, amplified by the loss of my mother when I was 15. After extreme weight loss in my mid-twenties, I gained back more than 100 pounds. I made my weight my entire identity and believed the lies that depression told me for so long, I forgot I could do hard things. I returned to the doctor in 2021; my hypertension had returned. Instead of making a goal to lose weight, I decided to meet myself where I was. I started with one hard thing: brushing my hair every day. My courage grew from there, and that’s when I made my list: “22 Hard Things in 2022”. I made the list to chase my joy, feel better, and remind myself how capable I am. As I shared my story on Instagram and Tik Tok, my life transformed. Now I’m on a mission to convince others that they can do hard things and that they are strong, capable, and worthy of the life they want to lead, just as they are.