“could question the belief that if it’s ugly don’t talk about it; put on a mask and just make it look good. And when I looked closely at that belief system and saw how it was keeping me hidden, small, and frankly very lonely, I was able to change it and do so with compassion. I don’t have to make anyone else wrong. I don’t have the change the entire family and how they choose to live and breathe in their own lives. No one has to be wrong or ridiculed. But I do have to live and breathe what is true for me and do so as an aware, emotionally-mature woman who takes responsibility for my choices.”