2019 was a rollercoaster of a year for me, with heavenly highs and hellish lows which left me with a lot of anxiety, which I never had to deal with in my life before.

My mother will tell you I’m no gardener, but even I know weeds left unchecked spread and grow elsewhere and that’s exactly what happened, over the course of 2 or 3 years that anxiety crept into all aspects of my life and started effecting my motivation at work, my ability to settle into new relationships, and my physical health.

Halfway through 2022, after three years of muscling through the tightness in my chest and the sweats before sleep, I thought there must be a better way to live my life.

I was fortunate enough to meet Rico through a bunch of like minded friends some of whom had already gone through the program and from there it was an easy decision to sign myself up.

If you’ll bear with me as I bastardise multiple cliche sayings in the hopes of accurately describing my experience; to call a spade a spade, the program was not a silver bullet for me, there was no drive-by to solve my problems overnight, but it became a ‘silver’ toolbox for me to use as required.

Rico and the program laid the foundation and groundwork for me to master my own mental health and to manage any issues that arose. The work began with Rico, but I assume won’t end for the rest of my life as I continue to grow and improve.

I can say with overwhelming confidence that I am infinitely more in control of my mental health now.

My ability to work in a highly competitive industry and deliver service and results again that I’m proud of, to get back on top of my physical health goals and connect with new people is thanks to the work Rico did with me.