On paper, I was the definition of success: a high-achieving "good girl" who crushed it in school, earned an MBA, and thrived in high-pressure consulting. But despite what it looked like on the outside, I was living on autopilot, fueled by a childhood need to prove my worth and a nervous system that never learned how to rest.

My body eventually kept the score. From unaddressed eating disorders and thyroid failure to a devastating diagnosis that shook my foundation, I spent years navigating a medical system that often felt not built for me. I tried everything from Eastern medicine to intuitive healers, desperately searching for a fix.

It took hitting rock bottom to realize the truth: I wasn't a problem to be solved. I simply needed to stop fighting my body and start listening to it.