To ask what changed your life dramatically for the better?

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Did you find something that just changed life for you?

Be it yoga, meditation, religion, medication, therapy, a new hobby - that sort of thing

Mine was losing a significant amount of weight (almost 50 pounds).

I have gained half of it back though, but I will try to lose it again.

After years of enduring a vile headteacher, who made me feel utterly worthless on an almost daily basis, I did what I had once thought was impossible... I left teaching.
Then

• had an education resource published.
• enjoyed the positive reviews
• became self employed
• enjoying the positive comments of my clients
• welcoming back my self esteem

None of this would've been possible without my DP's or DC's encouragement . And my amazing GP.

Divorce

Getting a dog

I'm embarrassed to admit this, but my life was changed by listening to the U2 song 'Stuck in a moment'. I was doing a job I hated and it inspired me to ditch it, go back to uni and retrain in something I really wantedto do.

Getting a dog - I wouldn't be a dog trainer nor do other work including illustration and portrait work without that..

My mother dying and thus ending 28 years of abuse and manipulation, that also meant I bought my own house and immediately had a sense of security and safety I hadn't ever had before.

Going LC with my narc parents 5 years ago.

Exercising, every day 6-7am, I'm off anti depressants because of it. Also feel a lot happier as I don't have to diet and I'm a size 8 (can't believe I'm saying that!)

Having my DC. As a teen I suffered even more social anxiety than I do now, having my children pushed me to my limits, but I knew I had to get out of the house for their sakes.

It sounds awful, but my DM dying...she was ill most of my life, although it was under control. The last few years though, she had other health issues on top of her bi-polar, and caring for her was all I seemed to think about/have time for.I neglected my relationship with my dc and my dp, but I am lucky that we are mending now.

Buying a motorhome, giving up work, living off my savings and taking time for me for the first time in my life

University. Not feeling like such an outside being a massive geek (and probably undiagnosed Aspie)

Being dumped by friends and realising they were toxic.

My husband who is awesome.

Kettlebells, running and obstacle courses and getting my friends into it!

A Paleo ish diet.

Deviant Art and doing a fan comic for the last two years!

Aside from my school, horses. They're the best therapy I've ever had. When I'm with my horse, I get time on my own, I don't have to think about anything other than what I'm doing and I get to spend time with my horse and friends. I also like to think it lets dh spend valuable time with the Dec too!

Dc obvs!

Our amazing nanny.
Regular fabulous travel.
Pilates.
Great wine.

DD too, obviously.

Becoming debt free. I owed more than £30k - debt is so easy to get into and so very hard to get out of. I remortgaged the house to pay it all off so technically am still paying it and will be for a very long time, but the freedom that comes from just having the mortgage to pay and not seven payments each month all to different lenders.

Letting go of toxic friends, moving away from our small town, anti-depressants, becoming a mum, being slowly less concerned about how others see me. Being more confident with my writing. Writing.

Becoming a Christian. Was just thinking this morning how I cannot imagine life without faith in God's grace towards me.

Other than my Dc: Losing weight, taking more control over my own health and dumping some toxic people from my life.

It had been meeting DH.

Leaving london as i was able to escape the rent trap!

The lovely Dr Michael Mosely and the 5:2 diet! My weight has gone up and down from 9st to 12st most of my life. In my teens I was over 13st. I could lose weight but not maintain the loss as I hated the feeling of constantly being in a diet, discovering that fasting is actually good for the body - and that it can also feel GOOD was a revelation. For 4yrs I've felt in control of my body weight wise. I can go out socially, Eat and drink like everyone else and never feel guilty or that it's a problem. I just compensated with an extra fast the next week. My "thin" clothes (sizes 10-12) are still loose after a big meal.

Well that and getting a divorce

Counselling
Meeting amazing partner
Marrying
Mums chemo......still here and thriving six years late

Later..

Breaking my back. Which made me take stock of what was important. I was lucky and have taken the warning on board. Changed job and slowed the pace of our life down.

Being tee total, exercise

Meeting DH
Having two children
Accepting my mother for being difficult and realising it wasn't me