I must say, the last few years of my adult life have been my healthiest, happiest and most honest. I feel as if I have nothing to prove and nothing to defend. I can just be my “self” and feel good about it. Throughout my twenties, I was trying to create someone who I thought would be more likeable, stronger, less vulnerable. I constantly heard a voice in the back of my head questioning what I said and what I did. It was difficult for me to connect to others. Sometimes I made