A Life Well Lived by Jia Apple (@JiaApple )

When I have written in the past, it felt like I was trying to prove myself by rehashing my life’s traumas. My life has been filled with extremes, and as much as I would like to rewind and rewrite it, there is no changing it. I’m not interested in woundology, and by that, I mean sharing my wounds so much so that I am perpetuating victimhood in myself or in anyone else. That space doesn’t feed me. I am interested in overcoming challenges and encouraging my fellow humans to walk in their own harmony regardless of what life has handed them. Because of the extreme nature of my past, I have had to take a life or death approach to mental, physical and spiritual wellness.