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I was a woman with many friends, but I was still very lonely. I grew up feeling different because I liked speed and excitement, which, in my traditional context, made it hard to fit in. I ended up doing everything I could to be recognized, chasing self-worth through the beauty and success ideals of my environment, surrounding myself with people with similar aspirations, and living a high-flying life filled with drugs, so that I got lost in trying to escape my inner reality. It got to the point where my husband did not manage to get me out of it, and during a party, I accidentally fell off a balcony on the fifth floor, shattering large parts of my body and leaving me hospitalized with a low chance of ever walking again. Waking up and seeing myself in the mirror frightened me, and when I realized that my “friends” did not show up, the hopelessness started taking over, leaving me immobile for close to a year.

See how visiting a friend who had been through a lot sparked my motivation to believe in my recovery beyond the doctor's prognosis. I went home that day and dusted off everything I had studied about holistic recovery. This also helped me open up about how I was feeling and dare to show my full vulnerability to my husband and loved ones. The following 2 months, I dove into several exercises and practices that my body and mind started responding to. Combined with the support from my loved ones, especially my husband, I started feeling valuable and beautiful from the inside and out. This allowed me to not just start walking again but also start a tourism business and begin to share my journey to inspire others.

This is my story.

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I was a woman with many friends, but I was still very lonely. I grew up feeling different because I liked speed and excitement, which, in my traditional context, made it hard to fit in. I ended up doing everything I could to be recognized, chasing self-worth through the beauty and success ideals of my environment, surrounding myself with people with similar aspirations, and living a high-flying life filled with drugs, so that I got lost in trying to escape my inner reality. It got to the point where my husband did not manage to get me out of it, and during a party, I accidentally fell off a balcony on the fifth floor, shattering large parts of my body and leaving me hospitalized with a low chance of ever walking again. Waking up and seeing myself in the mirror frightened me, and when I realized that my “friends” did not show up, the hopelessness started taking over, leaving me immobile for close to a year. See how visiting a friend who had been through a lot sparked my motivation to believe in my recovery beyond the doctor's prognosis. I went home that day and dusted off everything I had studied about holistic recovery. This also helped me open up about how I was feeling and dare to show my full vulnerability to my husband and loved ones. The following 2 months, I dove into several exercises and practices that my body and mind started responding to. Combined with the support from my loved ones, especially my husband, I started feeling valuable and beautiful from the inside and out. This allowed me to not just start walking again but also start a tourism business and begin to share my journey to inspire others. This is my story.
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