Hi! My name is Shantel Bokich.
To be honest, I always wondered how many people actually read this section. 🙂
So here’s a little about me….I am in my early 40’s and I grew up in small town in Southeast Texas, much further east than Houston. I could never bring myself to move away from Texas. My job allowed me to travel the US and Europe, but I was always glad to come home to Texas.
One set of my grandparents were ranchers on the outside of our small town, while the other lived in town. I grew up right between them. When I was 5 y.o., my parents went through a nasty, bitter divorce. Little did I know that the fallout from this would follow me through my adult life, and likely be significant in triggering some personality traits that would cause me chronic distress.
After the culmination of some major life stresses, I was fortunate to finally figure out that I had severe anxiety. I always thought I was not dealing with “life” very well, that I was weak, or that everyone feels this way. It took my daughter being diagnosed with OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) before I learned that it was because I grew up with OCD and it often manifests as severe anxiety in adults. This was very enlightening, helping push me into some major changes.
Despite everything in my crazy life, I was so fortunate to marry my amazing and supportive husband and we have a beautiful daughter.
I have never been one to do much on social media platforms. I always avoided them, to be honest, so the concept to write a blog or post is foreign to me. But, what the heck! I finally figured, why not!?!? So this blog is going to start out with what I am going through right now.
I look forward to sharing some of my stories and experiences as I journey from a place of stress and anxiety to a calm and happy life.