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I sacrificed my DREAM LIFE for my SURVIVAL. : F.L.Y Podcast

Life has a way of pushing us in directions we never planned for.

If you’re on a pursuit of obtaining your dream life, todays podcast episode is a must listen. Life has a way of pushing us in directions we never planned for.

In this deeply personal video, I open up about my journey from foster care to adulthood, the sacrifices I made to survive, and how I put my creative dreams on hold. I share the emotional toll of resentment and regret and how it has impacted my health, including my battle with fibroids.

This story is about resilience, healing, and rediscovering purpose. If you’ve ever felt torn between survival and chasing your dreams, or dealt with the physical and emotional weight of life’s challenges, this video is for you.

🌟 Topics Covered:

-Growing up in foster care

-Navigating survival over creativity

-The connection between emotional pain and fibroid health

-Steps toward healing and reclaiming your dreams

Intro 0:00 The root of unfulfillment

1:04 Goal setting for the new year

3:00 My back story

4:00 My recent inspiration from wicked & my husband

5:00 Lack of creativity and fibroids

6:40 My history as a dancer and writer

7:00 Losing yourself to survival

9:40 Time management

10:30 History in foster care

11:34 Following your dreams despite family wishes

13:45 my college experience

17:00 giving up dreams for career

18:00 resentment, survival

20:00 moving away from home at 26

23:00 moving to North Carolina

27:00 faith walk & figuring it out

30:00 feeling stuck & embracing mindset shifts

33:00 letting go of trauma in body

35:00 fibroid and emotional health

39:00 how I’m healing in 2025

42:00 how stress effects the body

44:00 we have time

46:00 outro

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