Meet Dodi

My life has never been perfect, but now I realize that I needed to go through everything to get here. I can’t remember a time in my life, prior to the age of 30, when I was completely happy with myself. 

 

I grew up hearing, “what happens in this house, stays in this house”, “speak only when spoken to” and “stay in a child’s place”. I didn’t understand it then, but it had a huge impact on life. As a child, I was being taught to hold in secrets, not to speak up and to stay in my place! I was always an obedient child, so I did as I was told, but that had a huge impact on my adult life.

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As you can probably imagine, these belief systems fully blossomed and became a major part of my life. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been used and abused but didn’t say a word! Not because I didn’t have anything to say; it was because I normalized it. One day, I woke up and realized that I wasn’t living MY life. I was conforming to my job, romantic partner, family, friends, etc., but what about me?

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That was a good question… what about me? I didn’t even know what I liked! I spent so much of my life working to make others happy, that I didn’t know what I liked or wanted. It was so overwhelming! I didn’t have anyone to look up to or seek advice from, but I knew that I had to figure it out and with time I did.

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During my growth process, I started doing the things that I truly liked and saw my smile and my glow appear. I used to hear people say, "once you experience peace, you’ll never let anyone, or anything disrupt it" and I understand that now. Now, when anyone comes into my life and attempts to disrupt my peace, I set clear boundaries and know when to walk away.

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I never even knew that this kind of life could happen for me, but here I am! I am ready to show other women how to find themselves and stop living up to everyone else's expectations.

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