About this time last year I was at Mayo Clinic in Florida for a week of treatment. Coming off of a long year of highs and lows that ultimately led me across the country to find answers. I mean, Florida, what?! I was into the alligators but the whole thing was a bit of a stretch....
So this last year as I soaked in Christmas shopping and cocktails at noon, followed by my favorite chocolates (I really went all in), For New Year I did a mini internal celebration for the fact that I haven't had one single treatment or procedure done. Maybe not even a blood test, I honestly can't remember, and for me, that is a win.
This is the first year in about 10+ years that I haven't had my back injected, nerves burned, PRP done, you name it.
None of these things are wrong or bad but for me, they were band-aids to a larger problem. One that I had to put in the work and figure out for myself instead of asking and expecting to be consistently "fixed".
I can't say I'll never need another band-aid or have another procedure done but I'm no longer reliant on those forms of treatment as my only way to manage the pain and for that, I'm eternally grateful.
Speak your joy, share your feels, celebrate your wins.
These are the starting phase of the year, what can you celebrate from this year, how do you want to set yourself up for a successful 2022 if 2021 hasn't been your year? I hear ya. You don't have permission to give up, you don't have permission to quit on yourself.
Ask yourself: what's one thing I can do today that will get me a little closer to a win for myself?!