This is 💯📠

I’ve been through some really deep shit in my life. I thought I wished it didn’t happen, but with time, and integration, I wouldn’t change it for the world.

Being broken has a cost. There’s a reason we call it broken. It can hurt. We don’t wish it on others. I’ve ended up with PTSD and some pretty serious depression issues. But it’s also a super power, giving a unique viewpoint - and essentially - a different kind of empathy when others go through shit too.

There’s nothing more powerful than sitting down with someone who’s wrecked their life in a way that makes them feel worthless, wallowing in a puddle of their own shit, with a stink that drives most people away, and being able to tell them, “I’ve been here too. The stink washes off. I’ll sit here with you until you get up.”