As a daughter of immigrants, I was raised with a strong value around financial stability. Growing up, I chose a career that placed that value above my inclinations and interests. Although I initially enjoyed the professional challenges and financial opportunities that came along with a banking and financial technology career, I knew deep down I was neglecting my passion for creativity. I grinded
through the corporate work week and did my best to escape with travel and dance whenever I could. My son was born in 2017 and, needless to say, I no longer had as much room in my life for travel and dance. Losing my main forms of stress relief and navigating new motherhood alongside a daily 2-hour commute, 3 side hustles, and the uncertainty of my husband’s pending immigration case took a major toll on my health. I began experiencing anxiety in late 2018 and within a few months the stress manifested into chronic migraines, knocking me out for weeks at a time. I felt like I wasn’t enough because I couldn’t make it all work. I ignored my own wants and needs and found myself in survival mode. After countless treatments, I met with a phenomenal neurologist who told me my migraines were my body’s way of telling me that I had completely neglected myself—physically, mentally, and spiritually! She explained that migraines are the pathway to other diseases. Working with my life coach, Valerie Friedlander, I also discovered that the time and energy I was spending in my current career focused on money, status, and achievement was not aligned with my core values of creativity, connection to others, and family. I learned that I was expelling more energy in my corporate job than it was giving back to me, which left me depleted with little energy for anything else. So after 20+ years, I took my savings and left the corporate world. Some people think I’m crazy to let go of a job with benefits like unlimited vacation and free lunches but the chronic pain made it crystal clear to me that my body wouldn’t have it any other way. If I did not take care of myself first, I could not take care of my family. It was frightening to leave with no other plan than to rest, spend time with my family, and have faith that the universe would bring an answer to my next steps. Born from this journey, it brings together my core values with the difference I want to make in the world. I thank my child for bringing alignment into my life. As a parent, you want nothing but happiness for your child. By living a life that’s true to myself and filled with joy, I’m hoping that my child will learn to do the same for themselves in turn! I’m focused on BEING instead of DOING and tuning into my intuition. My hope is that Created Out of Everything helps create a compassionate and loving future for not only my family but for the world around us. Through Created out of Everything I am creating fun and useful products inspired mostly from the things I love and care about. I believe in empathy, connection, and humanity. You will find wearable and household items on Redbubble.com, learning, coloring and activity books on Amazon (coming) and printable digital versions of these books on Etsy. Thanks for stopping by and be sure to “follow” Created out of Everything on Etsy, Redbubble, and Instagram to be updated on new designs. https://linktr.ee/CreatedoutofEverything
