Being able to communicate through various mediums and, most importantly, having the ability to allow people to feel something from what I shared was a gift I knew I had to lean into. And yet, every chance I got, I tapped out— until it got so uncomfortable doing something that brought me no value or joy that I had no choice but to lean in. That was how I took care of myself; that is how I continue to take care of myself and, now, others.