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COPING : LEYA'S STORY PT 9

Writer's picture: Brandy MenefeeBrandy Menefee

A MENTAL HEALTH STORYTELLING SERIES



“I've been grieving a lot of things at once. Two days before Matthew died, I walked away from a relationship I thought was forever – with the man I really thought would have come back. There was part of me that held on to some hope that he was my forever person.

 

At the same time, my nephew died, then my apartment flooded and I had to move out, and then my dog died.

 

It was so much change in my life all at once – and I’ve really had trouble getting my bearings.


I've had to forgive myself for that, because I’m someone who wants to be the best at everything.

 

I want to be the joyful person people are happy to see and are like, ‘Look at what she did. She's so strong. Look at her go!’

 

That’s who I want to be. But I am just human. And unfortunately, I have reached my breaking point a lot. I definitely have apologized more times than I care to count for crying when I didn't expect to.

 

The truth is, I did stop crying. Eventually I stopped. And then I started again.”

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