Happy Girl on the Rise Wednesday,

Happy September! This month is Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month - a cause that’s deeply personal to me. I know what it feels like to be lost in the darkness, to wonder if you’ll ever find your way out. To wonder if you’ll ever really smile or feel like yourself again. This month means so much to me because it’s about more than awareness – it’s about hope, connection, and reminding people that they are not alone. You are NOT ALONE! So, if you’re struggling or know someone who is, reach out! You are loved, and hope and help are here.

This week’s Girl on the Rise Newsletter is 955 words (3-minute read)

This week’s affirmation:

“I am worthy of being seen as my authentic self.”

The Courage to be Who You Really Are

Have you ever looked in the mirror and wondered if the person staring back at you is really you?

I know I have! And not just once, either, several times.

I remember one of the first times I looked in the mirror and wondered who my reflection was, was in my early twenties. Until that moment, I had never asked myself the question, “Who am I?”

At that point in my life, I don’t think I even considered myself separate from everyone else. It never occurred to me that I might be my own person with my own value and belief systems. I was always so focused on trying to be like everyone else that I never allowed myself to learn about who I was and “how to be me.”

I felt lost and completely broken. I was living in a body that didn’t feel like home. I was wearing a face that I didn’t recognize. There were all these pieces of me scattered on the ground, and I didn’t know the picture they belonged to.

Sad, right? Unfortunately, this is a story that echoes in the hearts of so many.

For many of us, life piles on expectations: what we should do, who we should love, how we should act, who we should be. Somewhere along the way between birth and death, we bury pieces of our truest selves just to fit in, survive, or be accepted.

It’s like we walk around with the belief that who we truly are is not worthy of being seen. So we pretend to be someone we’re not.

And as a result, we feel, to put it directly, like shit. We feel unaligned and passionless.

But all for what? To be a “good girl?” Well, I’m sorry (actually, I’m not), but I’m not a “good girl.” And I don’t think you should be either.

I want to be a happy girl. A joyous girl. A bold girl. A girl who is true to herself. I want to be seen, as me.

So, I’m doing the most courageous thing you can ever do: honoring who I really am. Is it time for you to do the same?

Imagine what your life could be like if you found the courage to stop pretending and start living authentically.

Can you feel how much joy is waiting for you? Can you feel the passion coursing through your veins?

Your true self is calling out to you. Will you answer her call so you can finally come alive?

This month, as we honor Suicide Awareness & Prevention Month, I want to remind you—your life is not meant to be lived as a shadow of yourself. Life begins when you decide to rise as the real you.

Until next time, keep going and keep growing.

Coach Tay

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