Stephanie Matthews

Today I did something that may not seem like a big deal to most people, but it was to me.

After a decade of social anxiety, paralyzing grief, caregiver isolation, and staying in the background, I put myself out there.

No grand announcement. No perfect plan. Just one small step forward.

For a long time, I thought I needed to be healed before coming back to life. Turns out, sometimes you just have to start living again before you feel ready.

Sometimes the smallest steps take the most courage.

Sometimes it's simply taking one small step forward.
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