This whole healing journey of mine was really to get to know myself and figure out who the hell I actually am. Ya know.. That’s one thing they don’t warn you about in school, how hard your early twenties really are. ESPECIALLY if you lack the emotional intelligence necessary AND THEN full send to a new state & new city thousands of miles away from everyone you’ve ever known.

Living in Florida on my own was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done but I was able to learn so much about myself. I took myself out of my comfort zone and away from the people I knew my whole life. I learned so many new life skills, emotional skills, social skills and so many more. One of my favorite things I learned about myself was how I ground myself during times of ‘crises’ or stress. My grounding technique: singing.

Singing. So simple, right? Turns out after many, MANY therapy sessions we figured out how I got through hard times as a kid and then as a young adult. I would just sing involuntarily. When I was overwhelmed, I’d sing. Stressed, I’d sing. Even happy, I’d sing. If you were to call my mom and ask her the one thing I never stopped doing from the moment I could talk, she would say “Sing. She does it all of the time”.

After coming to this conclusion, about a year ago actually, I finally understood how I can bring myself ‘back to Earth’ or ground myself. Yeah the usual techniques work too, going outside &  getting sunlight or the grass between your toes. BUT for longevity of stress management, I feel we each have our own unique way to get ourselves out of the mind spiral. Since I have been implementing this technique for about a year, I realized that this was the cherry on top to managing anything life may throw at me. Whenever I feel overwhelmed or even let my insecurities take over, I recognize it, accept it, start singing the countless songs in my brain playlist and eventually I am able to take control of my thoughts and feelings… I mean who doesn’t want that super power?!

I want you to sit back and really think about what your grounding technique is. Really put yourself in a raw position and be fully transparent with yourself. It could even be something so silly, like maybe a little dance here or there. Maybe a rage room would calm your mind down??? Who knows! Only YOU know how YOU can ground yourself.

That’s my challenge for you this week. This whole healing journey is about taking the opportunity to really see yourself in your raw form and to figure out and ACCEPT that this is who YOU truly are. Once we are able to fully accept ourselves, that’s when we’re able to know that at the end of each day no matter where our life is headed, we know we have ourselves to lean on. That is something NOBODY will ever be able to take away from you. THAT’S the super power we should all be striving for.

-Meg