Nine years ago, when my life felt like it was collapsing around me, I remember sitting on my bedroom floor late at night feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, and unsure how to move forward. I kept trying to “stay positive,” writing affirmations, journaling, and visualizing the life I wanted, hoping something would finally shift. But no matter how hard I tried, nothing seemed to change. It wasn’t because I didn’t want it badly enough.It was because my body was in survival mode — a