Starting Over After Loss: How I Rebuilt My Life from what some would say was Rock Bottom
After losing my mum, marriage, business, and home, I chose to start again. This is the raw truth behind why I’m rebuilding from the ground up.
When Life Unravels
I didn’t start this blog from a beach with a laptop and a coffee. I’m not here selling some perfect lifestyle. I’m here because life broke me — and I’ve decided to rebuild.
This isn’t about six-packs or millionaire goals. It’s about what happens when everything you built falls apart… and you choose to stand back up anyway.
Over the last few years, I’ve watched the people and parts of my life disappear — slowly and painfully.
I watched my mum die from cancer. It wasn’t quick. It wasn’t peaceful. It was brutal. And it taught me one thing: time is not guaranteed. That pain planted a seed — the idea that maybe we don’t get “later” like we think we do.
Then my marriage ended. I lost my business because of Covid regulations. I had to sell my home. And just when I thought things might settle, my dad’s health got worse. He has MS. So now I care for him.
And honestly? There were days I felt like I’d lost me too.
The Turning Point
I hit a wall. Not a dramatic movie moment — just a quiet realisation:
No one’s coming to save me. But maybe I can still save myself.
That thought stayed with me. It pulled me back to the surface.
I started asking better questions. Instead of why me?, I asked what now?
Why I’m Choosing to Rebuild
I’ve stopped waiting for the right time. Stopped blaming the world. Stopped carrying the shame of things that weren’t all my fault.
Now I’m taking action — one small step at a time.
I’m training again. Writing again. Rebuilding my body, my mindset, and my income from the ground up.
Not to impress anyone. Just to prove to myself that I’m still in this fight.
I’m not chasing perfection — I’m chasing progress.
Because even when life strips everything away, there’s still something left in you that refuses to quit. And that part? That’s where the comeback begins.
Built for More
This blog isn’t for attention. It’s not for sympathy.
It’s a space to document the work — the process of starting over after loss, and rebuilding a life with meaning, strength, and freedom.
If something in this hits you — maybe you’re built for more, too.
Let’s see what happens.