Where do I begin?

In the summer of 2022, my friend took his life. A short time later, I was laid off.

In the months that followed, I lost myself, utterly and completely. I stopped running. Stopped writing. Stopped leaving the house, stopped connecting with friends and family. I stopped believing in anything — including, especially, myself. The world continued on while I sank deeper and deeper into a void. What began as grief and depression soon morphed into extreme overwhelm.

Bills piled up. I cried day and night. And I felt unworthy of walking the earth at all — something, I realized, my friend must’ve felt. With everything and everyone moving forward without me, I didn't know how to put myself back together, or if I could at all. I had two choices: give up (which isn’t in my DNA), or try something new and terrifying and vulnerable with the hope it might help others while also filling the space my friend’s death left in me.

That's where Seven Edits originated: from loss. From grief. From overwhelm and pain. From wanting to be more present in each moment the way my friend did. His time on this planet ended abruptly, but before that, he lived…he really, truly lived.

I'd like to believe he guided me to this journey. To help others find a way out of the overwhelm. Life is too short. Let me help you make the best of it. Let’s simplify and thrive, together.

Love to all.

xCandace (aka The Story Babe)