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About Me — Emily Roy
Like the seasons, I am constantly changing
Who Am I?
I often ask myself this question with a great deal of wonder and oddly enough — fear. The one thing I can say with the wholeness of my heart is that I don’t fully know who I am. Perhaps I never will.
Fun facts: I’m 33 years old. I’m a mom. I have an identical twin sister. I’m an INFP. I’m also a Pisces. I enjoy pondering existence and the meaning of life. I’ve struggled with depression, anxiety, and ADHD all my life. I’ve got a thing for genuine people. I like sunsets and staring at the sky. I’m a student of life. I read, a lot. Ultimately, I want to change the world and make it a better place in whatever way I can.
I’ve always had an affinity for the deeper aspects of life. I’ve been looking for an answer to what we’ve all been taught since we were little. I am a highly skeptical person and I question everything. I can’t stop asking, why? Life is a never-ending journey of self-discovery.
Something in me has always perceived that there’s more to life than what meets the eye. I learned early on that happiness comes from detaching from the world around you and connecting to the world within.
For a quarter of my life, I was chucked into a system that prepared me to be a cog in a machine, in other…