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Introduction

I can’t believe I did it. I actually wrote a book. There are moments in our lives when things seem overwhelming and impossible. Creating this book was one of those times. I felt stressed out, nervous, insecure, and fearful. Would my words be good enough?

I had every reason to be nervous. While writing this book, I shared more of my life, opinions, and challenges than ever before. There were days I spent hours crying as I wrote out painful memories and lessons from my past, and others when I was reminded just how much we can all grow and change. These pages are filled with love and experience. That’s the best thing I can offer to a world in need of greater understanding.

In each chapter you’ll find a mix of personal stories, scientific research to increase our understanding on different topics, and active steps you can take to better your own life. This formula is important to me. I believe the more we understand how our brains and bodies work, the more connected to them we become. That connection is powerful and is fundamental to better understanding our needs and emotions in the present.

As I wrote each chapter, I re-learned lessons, grew stronger in my commitment to changes I’d made in my past, and uncovered the scientific explanation for things that always made sense to me but I could never fully explain. This book isn’t just a guide to thinking more positively, but rather a collection of the tools that I have used to develop into the strong, fearless, and positive person I am today—and how you can too. Writing this book helped me grow. I hope reading it will do the same for you.