About a year ago, I started a new job, as an advocator: for myself. I had been in training several years prior. Yet I still find it to be the most challenging position I have ever held. I am constantly insecure about the results and although the pay can be tangible, it’s usually a payoff of something you cannot touch, only feel- peace and courage. I started actively advocating for myself because I finally accepted that if I didn’t, no one else would. I felt that my well-being and life’s journey were two things I couldn’t put in the hands …
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