So tell me, is that your why?
Yeah, yeah. I mean, I've you know, like 10 years ago, eight years ago, I was in the depths of despair. I mean, I was so anxious and depressed and didn't really feel like there was any way out. I didn't believe that I was special. I didn't believe that I was worthy. And it's it's absolutely my why my life has changed so much.
I'm going through some massive changes right now in my career. And my partner and I have started our surrogacy journey. I'm 41. And I even in the past couple of months, any past few months and getting comfortable with that, I've had to grow so much and believe that everything's going to work out. And I would have never been able to do this if I didn't heal.
And I just I cannot believe the obstacles that I face on a daily basis right now. I mean, these are things that, you know, 10 years ago, one tenth of the intensity of this would have crippled me. And it's more than just financial equality. It's just, I believe that people need to have the ability to advocate for themselves and set boundaries.
And by doing so, I mean, your life just absolutely changes. And it's no version of the old life anymore. I mean, I can't believe it. But like, I don't have anxiety and depression. It may surface one day, maybe it's here. And I just don't feel it because I know how to cope with it. I know how to talk myself down and just realize that this moment right now is it's all we have. And we're safe in this moment.
Every one of us are safe right now in this moment. And when we feel safe, we're able to change our lives, we're able to take the risks necessary to change our lives and make them into what we'd like them to be.