30: What if it stays good?
Monday Editions
Today, I’ll give you a glimpse into my personal biography because it’s far away from perfect (whatever that’s supposed to be). I barely ever talk about some of these parts, but as someone who wants to cultivate visibility and genuine connection through their work, I feel like I can’t stop here. And I don’t want to. When I say that I know what it feels like to deal with a messy past, I mean it. Mine is. And I wouldn’t want to have it any other way, because I don’t think I’d even be remotely as happy today if I hadn’t lived through it.
Two and a half years ago, I moved from my parents’ house in Austria back to Germany, back to the region where I was born. I hadn’t lived here at all since the age of 3 when we emigrated, so I didn’t really know what to expect coming back. But I was curious to try.
In those last two and a half years, I’ve studied, I’ve travelled, I beat my chronic illness after years of fighting my way through a flawed medical system (not gonna lie, quite proud of th…