I kept waiting for the host of the meeting to unmute me,
until I realized
I can unmute myself.

Some people think I have it all figured out: my dream job, a nice house, great friends, the best cats in the world,… And those things are true. And yet I struggle. Not all the time, but often.

I struggle to be myself, to assert my boundaries, to say what I really think. It’s a learning process, and I’m definitely getting better at it, but I suspect it will never come easy to me. And that’s okay.

That’s okay, because on this journey of recovering from being a people-pleaser I process my emotions with my paintbrushes in hand. And you get to witness my path.

I really really hope these paintings give you that little nudge of permission to UNMUTE yourself, speak up, take up space.
You deserve it, because we all do.