By 53, I’ve learned the biggest growth happens when you start before you’re ready. This is what I’d tell my younger self: you have the keys, you are enough, and the path unfolds when you dare to step.
We often think relief from anxiety comes from escaping it — but real freedom begins when we face the truths we’ve been avoiding. In this post, I share how my own QuickBooks dread revealed the deeper message anxiety was trying to deliver, and why resistance makes things worse. Drawing from psychology, self-compassion research, and spiritual wisdom, I show how anxiety isn’t here to break us but to guide us. Facing hard truths opens the door to clarity, courage, and healing. Anxiety isn’t the enemy — it’s the messenger.