This is What it Feels Like When You Hit Rock Bottom
It’s uglier than you think
You’ve all heard the stories. The rags to riches ones. We all know the J.K. Rowling story. Yup, look at her now. One of my favourite quotes in the world comes from her and rings in my ears often.
Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life. J.K. Rowling
Amen sister, amen. Now I don’t necessarily have a story like hers. I mean it’s close but the only thing different is my net worth. It isn’t even remotely close to hers. However, in my defense, my emotional and mental net worth is priceless.
Ya, you can’t put a monetary value on that.
So rock bottom found me or, should I say, I found it. I won’t bore you with all the details but, in short, it went something like this:
I was a hairstylist for over 25 years, worked at the same salon for almost all of those years.
I then got big and brave and bought my own salon. It crashed 3 years later and I closed it. I owed the government tens of thousands of dollars.
I then declared bankruptcy .
During that time my 8 year abusive relationship got out of hand and I had to make a fast move and leave.
