For a long time, I lived by a script I didn’t write. Like many, I was a bright, sensitive child—curious, creative, and full of love. But over time, subtle and not-so-subtle messages taught me to trade sincerity for success, authenticity for acceptance. Life started to feel less like mine and more like a performance I was cast in without auditioning.

It wasn’t any one moment that broke the spell. It was the quiet, persistent realization that I had become a stranger to my own joy. I had checked every box, followed every rule, and somewhere along the way, misplaced the parts of myself that felt most alive. It wasn’t about a job, or even a career—it was about forgetting how to feel.

Healing came when I stopped chasing what I thought I was supposed to want, and instead made space for what I truly needed: slowness, honesty, connection, self-trust. I gave myself permission to be deeply human again. And in doing so, I re-found something I thought I’d lost for good—my love for life.

It wasn’t a single decision that transformed everything—it was a slow, tender return to myself. As I began to step away from the noise of other people’s expectations, I found the space to look around, breathe deeply, and reconnect with the world through my eyes. I gave myself the attention, affection, and validation I had long been seeking elsewhere. I stopped moving for the sake of movement. I finally had the time to stop and smell those damn roses.

Reconnecting with my body and mind reignited my passions and my sense of wonder. I remembered what it felt like to belong to myself. I was free—free from the burden of performing, free from the pressure to be palatable, and free to simply be. Me.

With this new foundation, I began shaping a life rooted in meaning—one filled with deep connection, spiritual grounding, and work that reflects who I truly am. I’ve always felt drawn to the quiet magic of honest conversation, to spaces where people can be real, raw, and fully seen. That’s the heart of my work now. As a Certified Life Coach, I walk alongside others as they rediscover their own sense of clarity, confidence, and purpose. Together, we gently unlearn the patterns that no longer serve us and begin building lives that feel like home.

Would you like to join me on this journey?

— Sanura N.