At a time where I often found myself running from my emotions, taking a step back to reflect was a transformative practice. My recent journey to Italy reminded me of the importance of facing my sometimes sneaky feelings to find access to healing old patterns of behavior that never served me.

There’s a moment in every healing journey where the truth finally clicks. Where the pattern you’ve carried for years—maybe even decades—finally reveals itself. Where you see, with absolute clarity, why you do what you do. That moment happened for my client, Mari, in our very first session of The GRACE Process™ , during the phase called Get Up . This is where awareness begins. This is where you stop pretending everything is fine. This is where you admit: I’m done living this way.