The message came through while I was sleeping:

"Dr. Sandra, I can't stop thinking about what you said. About how loyalty became my prison. I've been awake since 2 AM just… thinking."

This was from Maria, three months after Soul Story Retreat.

She’d spent 8 years at a company that promoted everyone around her while giving her more work “because you’re so reliable.” She stayed because she thought that’s what good people do.

But in the quiet space of the retreat, something shifted. Not a movie moment. Just a pause where she finally admitted the truth:

"I realized I wasn’t being loyal to them. I was being loyal to my fear."

Six weeks later, she gave notice. No grand speech. No drama. Just the quiet confidence of someone who remembered her worth.

Last week she texted me again:

"They finally see me. And for the first time… I see myself too."

👉 The most dangerous stories are the ones we tell ourselves about why we have to stay.

If you’re tired of being loyal to situations that don’t deserve you, this is your chance.

Soul Story Retreat: October 25-27, Jamaica. USD $500. Limited to 10 people.

Hit reply if you are interested.

Choose you,

Dr. Sandra

Cultivating Quiet Confidence and Power