Welcome Riser !
Not long ago, I was watching yet another video about resilience — one of many I had come across recently. In the introduction, the speaker said something along the lines of:
“If you’ve ever experienced childhood trauma, heartbreak, divorce, illness, or a stressful time at work…”
As I listened, I suddenly realized that my story wasn’t quite the same as what was being described. Because if I had to rewrite that sentence for myself, I wouldn’t replace the or with just one example. I would have to replace every single or with an and.
Childhood trauma. And heartbreak. And divorce. And serious illness. And professional pressure. All of these showed up in my life — sometimes stacked on top of each other, within just a short span of time.
Of course, I haven’t lived through the horrors of war, nor the unimaginable pain of losing a child — and I am grateful for that. But what I did go through was still more than “ordinary difficulty.” And in that moment of listening, I felt a shift. It became clear to me that I had something important to share.
That reflection gave me the impulse to start writing. Maybe one day it will become a book. For now, it begins here — with this blog.
Because, just like in medicine, there’s often a difference between theory, practice, and experience. A doctor may study the theory and practice medicine daily, but rarely has lived through all the illnesses they treat. Patients, however, carry the lived experience.
I don’t claim to have all the answers. What I do have is a story — marked by loss, rupture, illness, and also by love, growth, and strength. If sharing it can bring even a spark of hope, courage, or perspective to someone walking through their own fire, then it’s worth it.
This is not theory. This is lived experience.
And this is why I started this blog.