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We often talk about finding balance as if it’s a final resting place - a serene mountain peak we can reach if only we push hard enough, organize our time better, or finally get through our to-do list. But in the language of positive psychology and life navigation, balance isn’t a destination. It’s a practice.

It's not a pretty place. Not a place you would visit on purpose. If you’ve found yourself here — deep in the Grieving Grove — you’re not alone. At some point in life, we all find ourselves here.

It often takes a collapse to realize how much we’ve been holding. I provided one-on-one patient care for nearly four decades - compassionate, consistent, and deeply invested. It was the kind of work that came from the heart, and I wore my ability to show up for others like a badge of honor. I was the reliable one. The helper. The steady hand in someone else’s storm. And then came a storm of my own.