This chapter is about walking away—from old roles, old rules, and the systems that kept you small. It’s about refusing to march in step with your suffering. Sometimes healing doesn’t look like bravery—it looks like disobedience.

This chapter is about staying put—not in surrender, but in strength. It’s about choosing not to run, even when everything in you wants to disappear. Holding your ground doesn’t mean you’re not hurting. It means you haven’t given up.

Hi. I’m Sad. But I’m Trying.

Thank you for trying, too.