Instagram LogoLong post alert: The COVID-19 quarantine has been an unexpected challenge, as well as a powerful opportunity to become more self-aware and grow. When you're forced to stay in one place for any period of time, you quickly learn if you were running from anything. I learned that I was running a lot. For the past two years, I have held my life together by sheer force of will. I did a poor job of finding balance. I gave almost everything I had to Megan's recovery. More than I needed to give if I am honest. I lost balance and fucked myself up.  Bad habits I wasn't aware of formed, and my mental health became a ticking time bomb. Fortunately, @megdsnyder has been working her ass off and started to notice I wasn't EVER letting myself have any fun. She helped me become aware that we've both been through some crazy shit, and it's okay to process that hurt. I might have broken down in the last two months if she had not been so patient with me. Megan, thank you for that. Before this post becomes a long ramble, I just want to remind all of you that is is okay to be broken. You can still be a good person and do good things while being super fucked up. Take me as an example if you want. I've accomplished a LOT, kind of on accident, during the last two months while working through my trauma from the past two years. Some wins from 2020: - I FINALLY started a newsletter. and grew to over 600 subs (see link in bio) - I'm FINALLY building courses to share knowledge (see link in bio) - Grew my personal YouTube channel to over 300 subs - I've started cooking more - We've begun composting and are going to be growing things in the backyard (super excited about this) - I drink more water than I have in a long time - I'm meditating again - I'm going for daily walks - Fiction writing is once again occurring How has your COVID-19 experience been? How have you changed this year?