I am a 34-year-old woman working to navigate life while carrying more weight than most people ever see. I am healing from lifelong patterns of abandonment, self-doubt, anxiety, depression, and PTSD, and I am also grieving the loss of four family members in the past two years—one of which nearly broke me. In the midst of all this, I recently moved into my own place with my beloved fur babies: Koolyo, my 14-year-old dog, and Sissie-Bear, my 12-year-old cat. My struggle with self-worth has been lifelong, but I am not giving up. I am choosing to move forward, to grow, and to reclaim my life one step at a time.