My daughter (and co-founder of She Recovers) Taryn spends a lot of time preparing themes for every yoga class she teaches at our recovery retreats. At one recent retreat, seeking inspiration, Taryn opened up Glennon Doyle'sUntamed: The Journal(How to Quit Pleasing and Start Living)and landed on a page entitled "There she is." As Taryn reflected on what Glennon had to say about recognizing ourselves, she started to think about how that line felt for her.
As she shared with her class, she remembered very clearly how one day in early recovery, she caught a glimpse of herself in a mirror and thought to herself, There she is. I'm back.
As she shared that important moment with a yoga studio full of retreatants, Taryn shared that she, and others, often have those "There she is" moments when their lives slow down. I know that to be true as well.
By the time most of us gift ourselves with any sort of retreat or time to ourselves, we are usually tired and burned out, but it only takes a few hours or sometimes a day or two of resting and being with ourselves, or with other women in recovery, to begin to recognize ourselves again. Those moments of seeing ourselves again are sacred, and we all deserve them.
I hope you catch a glimpse of yourself often, or at the very least, one day soon.