@Arles Suarez I absolutely do all of that. Cooking for my kids is the lifeblood of our family, for sure. This is entirely something that I put on myself. Walking with my daughter a couple of weeks ago through the city, she said, "Oh, I went to that place for dinner with my friend and her parents. It was obviously an expensive steakhouse." It just made me a little sad, knowing that I couldn't afford to take her there, let alone her friends as well.

@Arles Suarez I do know be a shadow of a doubt with complete and utter faith that it’s going to get better and I will be in a position to do everything I want to do. And to be clear I’m Working towards comfort and ease

Congratulations that’s an amazing step in the right direction. We build slowly but we build right? One small step I have taken recently is learning to acknowledge and understand the shadow thoughts that come into my head, but not allow them to dominate. I’m no longer just pushing them down and ignoring them, I acknowledge them and address them, but they are not what’s in charge in my head. If that makes sense ha ha

@Arles Suarez thanks to you as well! It’s nice to know that others are in the same place

@Arles Suarez I think helping people deal with that pressure in a way that feels comfortable is important. So often the way people want to help is by Long drawn out conversations and dredging up the past, making accusations whatever. I think that if we focus on the present and the future, focus on improving things right now and developing skills on how we’re going to move forward is really important.

@Arles Suarez I agree with that. And that’s kind of where I have been. I had a fair amount of money in savings, and I supported those close to me as much as I could. But as money was draining and my business was not working, the pressure became very heavy on me.

I love the concept of this group. I turn 60 this year and some days I wonder if it’s too late, but I refuse to believe that. I started down the road of creating my own business four years ago. I invested way too much in coaching that was not worth it. I depleted all my savings, but I didn’t quit. Today I’m about to lose my Gmail because I don’t have three dollars in my bank to pay for the extended storage. But that doesn’t even matter. I’m focused on the future. Because I know my business will succeed. I need to get through these times that are very, very difficult financially, so that I can come out on the other end successfully! In a way, I will be rebuilding because I have such a hole to climb out of, but I have an amazing partner and three wonderful children who support me and encourage me every step of the way. I’m doing this.

@Arles Suarez I’m working on building my business, today I finally completed a website - I’m so tech incapable lol! I do not need a website but I like to have it in my pocket. https://therelationshipchef.lovable.app I am working on a couple low ticket offers that I will promote, but mostly I just live networking and connecting!!