I was lucky to work for and with corporate giants from a young age, to sit on the boardroom tables with business executives, meet very talented professionals across the world, and advise hundreds of businesses and business leaders.

I was even luckier to do a job that I love.

I worked hard, sometimes ignoring my limits, spending more and more hours on my job to achieve my professional aspirations and targets.

During this time, I struggled to manage my health condition, in silence. In my mid 20s, I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia; a condition that causes widespread pain, sleep problems, fatigue, and often emotional and mental distress.

I wasn't comfortable with disclosing anything about it, because I was afraid that it would negatively affect my career progression; one that I had worked very hard to achieve, also having to deal with all the challenges I went through as a woman in a traditional society and a less ‘privileged’ one within the corporate world.

Eventually, that mindset and way of living had led me to a state where I was not feeling joy even for the things that I used to love; and I wasn’t feeling fulfilled, even if I achieved a successful career.

I ended up living with overwhelming back-to-back fibro flare-ups and totally disconnected from my physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.