Okay, quick recap of the last year:

Quit my job at the gym as was planning to leave the city for warmer sunnier pastures. Plans fell through, ended up staying. Moved in with my beau and his two girls in another part of the Vancouver area. Went back to my old company teaching. Didn't work out. Got a new job in sales at another gym. Previous gym boss stole me away from there. Here I sit at the original gym.

A lot of movement and a lot of stress both good and bad, but it wasn't that that did my mind and body in. At the beginning of the year I noticed my body had rebounded back in a way I'd never imagined, and I started to suffer from some strange ailments. After checking blood work and such, I realized my physical state was a manifestation of my mental health. As the year went on, I knew my unresolved emotions over my mother's passing were the cause. With everything else going on, I simply hadn't dealt with what had happened. It wasn't until I had a long talk with a family friend that I got to the heart of it and began the healing process.

I got back into the gym, though slowly at first, started to really focus on my diet, and took more time to just feel. I also decided to register for a Nutrition Diploma program. I couldn't overlook how much the whole body, mind, and spirit connection played in getting through the rough time I was having. And I refuse to believe that only medication can help.

In a nutshell, I am back to feeling positive and alive, and am getting back to being stronger every day.