Dr. Taylor Cummings

Yeah.

So from then on, my mom had all my records, you know, my report cards, awards I won.

So I have like a kindergarten graduation stuff with like the little Jesus with the lamb.

And so really just understanding, you know, what this journey was and how you're getting A's.

And if you get an A, that means you're doing good.

You know, if you don't, then what that does to your self-esteem and what that does to the way that you understand your progress and your success.

And so and also just understanding my relationship.

with the sports thing.

I lost my scholarship.

I got injured.

I had a undiagnosed injury and no one believed I was hurt.

No one could really figure out what was wrong with me and how easily I felt I was discarded once I was no longer useful.

So understanding this role of belonging and how it manifests and how we really have to release the control of external validation because what happens when nobody's clapping for you?

What happens when nobody cares?

Nobody sees you.

No one's there to support you.

What does it mean to belong to myself?

And so really understanding that is what sort of birthed this process.

And so really analyzing how I came to that was really, really important to me.

And so I'd say I'm grateful for the journey.