I had also become someone who needed to have everyone approve of me and this proved draining and costly throughout my young adult life.

I wrote this story to show that the magic within us is real. We have the power to change our destiny simply by removing misguided ideas about our identity and replacing them with ideas that restore our worth and capability.

My wish is that Cinderella’s Secrets becomes a spark that initiates empowering and healing conversations between us.

My next wish would then be that it can also help improve the way we raise our future generations so that they are better equipped to handle setbacks, are able to thrive, and in doing so, are able to help create a better world.