Here’s My Story
I immigrated to the United States from the former Soviet Union when I was 10 years old. My parents divorced. My mom, who is a linguist, didn’t have a career she could fall back on in America, so she was essentially a single mom in a foreign land without the skills to earn a living. My ticket to “success” and to survival in this world was through education.
In the midst of poverty, sadness, aloneness and feelings of not belonging, I fought, studied, made friends, and found a home in America. I worked full-time and went to school full-time to earn my undergrad and graduate degrees. I paid for my own education, learned, adapted, and became successful by many standards. And although life was tough, I always saw it as glass half full, not half empty.
Self-Love
And yet, I saw myself as a shy and self-doubting girl, seeking validation and lacking confidence in her abilities, both professionally and in her personal life.
Then COVID hit. Isolated and cut off from normal life, I was forced to confront myself and fell into a deep and all-consuming despair, the kind that I didn't know how to escape. The hardest truth to face was that I didn’t know myself. I didn’t know who I was.
In silence and isolation, I discovered myself by becoming aware of my emotions and accepting them. This led to self-love and authenticity, which transformed my entire life.
Now, I coach others who seek happiness and growth.
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