I Grew When I Changed My Environment

How changing where I was helped me grow.

My rose bush bloomed when I moved it to a new place. | Image made by author with Canva AI.

Hi there!

When I was 20, I ran away from home. 

No, not in the living on the streets, face on a milk carton kind of way. Instead, I walked away from my family and most of my friends to make a new life 900 miles away in Tennessee. 

It was 100% a bipolar episode, though…