Lianne Clare

You are under no obligation to be the same person you were a year, month, or even 15 minutes ago. You have the right to grow. No apologies.

I am not the same person I was this time last year.

Literally.

On this day last year, I felt like my world had fallen apart, the carpet well and truly pulled from underneath me.

Anyone that knows me well will know that all that I ever wanted in life was a family.

Growing up, it's all I dreamt of. And every decision I ever made was with my family in mind.

So on this day last year, when I found out that my partner had been having a year-long affair, I was numb.

How was I going to carry on?

My life is over.

How am I going to manage on my own?

I can't do this.

What about my 2 children?

How can I afford the house & bills?

I'm alone.

It was a pretty shitty time, I'll be honest. And I struggled for the first few months. I was also treated unfairly in my job & ended up leaving. So here I was, a hot mess, now on my own, with 2 confused children, a house & bills, no income... and a broken heart.

I went through the motions. Anger. Upset. Revenge?

But I soon realised I had to get my shit together, fast. I had two children that needed me.

So it started, my new chapter.

I finally took the plunge and started my own business promoting cosmeceutical beauty products. It was something I was really passionate about as I'd tried and been using the products for a while and loved them. It gave me a focus, something for me, to concentrate on.

And I started my self-development journey.

I'm sorry Leanne but this picture is going to make me giggle forever... haha!!

And now we're here.

A year on.

I'm paying my bills, I'm bringing my boys up the best way I know how, and most of all I'M HAPPY!! Like really happy. Happier than I've been in a long, long time.

I'm super proud of myself. My boys are proud of me.

I'm crazy busy and I love it. I smash my goals & I clap for my damn self! ;)

Someone said the other day that I've gone from Harley Quinn ('Cute but Psycho'... hmm haha) to Wonder Woman. I'm gonna take that as a compliment! ;)

I have amazing people around me and I'm in no rush to move on.

I'm working hard on myself, learning about myself, loving myself. This is MY time.

I turned my PAIN into POWER.

My experiences made me feel unconfident, insecure, not good enough, unattractive...

I'm going to spend the rest of my life helping others see that they are BEAUTIFUL, that they are ENOUGH and that they don't need to be accepted by others, they simply need to ACCEPT themselves!

Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself. <3