18/08/2026
Part 2 🤍 and this is the part where things really started to change.
But I want to make something really clear…this isn’t a before and after story.
Old Aimie still pops up. I still catch myself wanting to carry the problems of everyone I love. I still protect people’s feelings. I still have days where I think, “FFS, I thought I worked through this?” 😂
The difference is, I know how to hold myself there now.
I can validate myself. I can ask for help (still a work in progress lol). I can feel the hard stuff without immediately trying to push through, fix it or make it disappear.
And while so much of this journey has been about learning to hold myself, I absolutely did not get here alone.
There have been some incredible people who held space for me when I didn’t know how to hold it for myself. People who listened, guided me, challenged me and helped me feel safe enough to go a little deeper. And those two women will always hold a very special place in my heart Well-being Counselling Service & Caoimhe Gibney | Somatic Physio | Breathwork & NS Educator
My boyfriend, who gets the version of me that knows what she deserves, but also stands beside me through the days when old Aimie makes an appearance.
And the friends who became family when my own were on the other side of the world. The ones who made Australia feel like home and have cheered me on through every version of this journey🤍
You know who you are.
I used to think strength was pushing through. Being resilient. Not letting things impact me.
Now I think there’s far more strength in letting yourself feel it, allowing yourself to be supported, and knowing you won’t abandon yourself when things get hard.
And somehow, along the way, I ended up creating the kind of space I once needed myself.
For the big. The messy. The raw. The human.
How lucky am I that I get to do that now🤍
