“Breaking Out of the Cocoon and Becoming a Butterfly: A Jewelry Woman’s Journey of Rebirth”
Author: Betty Liu 刘宝娣
Company: JUXINYUAN TRADING
Professional: Jewelry Appraiser
Driven by my aspirations for the future, I left behind my family, friends, and cherished jewelry business in 2017 to travel to Malaysia for love. Cultural differences and strange settings cast shadows that my husband’s love, like bright sunshine, was unable to illuminate. I changed from being a strong, independence-minded lady to a homemaker. My sense of self was steadily undermined by the change in identity and the day-to-day grind of life. I felt like I was slowly losing my glitter because I was imprisoned in an invisible cocoon. Anxiety attacks increasingly occurred in 2022, leaving victims feeling helpless and terrified. A number of neurological aches and pains started to appear. Even breathing felt like a weighty load, and I felt as though I were plunging into an ocean. After recognizing that I was the only one who could truly save myself, I started going to psychotherapy. Therefore I started reading and studying a lot as I assiduously started down a path of self-healing and awareness.
I made an effort to change my way of thinking and living while once more paying attention to my inner voice. I started to wonder: Who am I? Which kind of life am I looking for? I finally took a new turn in my life as a consequence of all this effort and exploration. I want to discover who I am; I’m more than just a wife and mother.
In Malaysia, I reconnected with my passion for making jewelry by opening my own studio. All of the suffering and worry we had previously experienced was intended to make us better people.
Don’t be scared if you’re feeling lost and miserable too! Like jewels, life can only be truly amazing when it is sculpted and cleaned.
I hope my tale gives you some courage! Hope we all rediscover our dazzling selves in the middle of life’s stresses!