The power in the parts we hide.
I think differently and for a long time, I tried to hide that.
I worried what people would think if they saw how my mind worked. The way I notice patterns, read between the lines and sense what's happening beneath the surface.
I didn't want to be seen as different and I didn't want people to think I was broken.
But I can now see that my lived experience is also one of my greatest strengths. And it’s actually why I was so successful in my corporate career even if I never knew that at the time.
Part of the reason I think differently? Trauma.
Even writing that word, I notice a part of me wondering what you'll think, as though admitting it somehow means I'm broken. But that's an old story and I don't believe it anymore.