I walked around carrying my loneliness, feeling sad, vulnerable and broken inside, but feeling I had no one to tell. Growing up, I struggled to fit in, and I grew ever more anxious about social settings, schools and life in general, escalating after experiencing death in my teens. Once I was introduced to alcohol, I leaned in to escape my loneliness and help me fit in. Short term, it gave me a break from my anxiety, but long term, it hit back with double force, now with the added layer of addiction and the fact that I was living a farce. This cycle of growing hopelessness continued until it all accumulated in me surviving a suicide attempt. See how I reached out to a friend's father, which opened the door to a 12-step recovery program. This created a community where I dared to share my inner turmoil safely, and the way they met me made me feel seen for the first time. Learn how this group became the starting point for my recovery program that led me to studying psychology to give back. Feeling that I had found my calling in life, my academic motivation and skills accelerated, while I consumed everything I could to gain deeper knowledge. This led me to found and lead SAPS - Society for the Advancement of Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy - in Colombia and allowed me to utilize my own lived experience to help others find meaning in their lives. This is my story