05/18/2026
Week 2 of reflecting on a client statement from the last week. I want you to think about and take note of this statement and how it might resonate with you today, your past self, or your future self.
“No Choice But To”. When I reflect on this I think about the challenges, the losses, the roadblocks, and the wins of the past and present. I think about the resilience and strength each of us has to stay our course. Life throws us plenty and yet we have no choice but to propel ourselves forward.
How this relates to me personally is my “why” for the work I do. Losing a parent in early adulthood and then again 9.5 years later threw enough challenges and roadblocks in my way. I saw choice but to keep showing up first for my mom in her grief, then myself. I took my experiences as an opportunity to push through and show up for others. As first responders - somedays you may feel you have no choice but to show up for others, your community, yourself.
I see you. I hear you. And right now, you have “no choice but to” live, explore, love, and show up for yourself.