In 8th grade the quote next to my name in my yearbook says “Do what you say. Say what you mean.”   Even as a young girl I have held a strong value around taking personal responsibility for myself. It may have taken me some twists and turns to decide on something but once I did, I went for it. I didn’t always live into that value, though. Losing myself to sexual abuse, then codependency and on top of that a failed marriage definitely did a number on my self-worth and my ability to say anything.  I lost my voice, so to speak (pun intended).   But that value of…