Timing is Everything
Timing is Everything
Without Covid-19, I wouldn't be here.
On Wednesday, March 13, 2024, the world reminisced on the declaration of COVID-19, a national emergency four years previous and how their lives changed. For the majority, Covid-19 left a negative impact. For me, it was the opposite. As you read about the effects Covid-19 had on me, please know I do not take away any pain Covid-19 may have had on you and yours. We all have our story, and this is mine.
It was January 2020, and I took a step back in time as I stood in the untouched 1980s living room of my Mom and Step Dad’s house. On the TV, the news reporter shared the story of a mysterious ‘Coronavirus’ spreading across Europe. In pompous silence, I wrote off the possibility of this new “mystery” ever arriving in Canada. For the first time in my life, I was wrong.
On March 13, 2020, my biological stranger's birthday, the world as we knew it came to a grinding halt. The uncertainty of it all filled the human race with terror.
Through the darkness of a global pandemic, I switched on my light. When all appeared to be falling apart, it was all coming together.
My two-year ‘kick-out cultiversary’ was quickly approaching, fourteen days away. The first year post-cult had been filled with a paralyzing burden of God using me as a murderous medium and killing my unborn baby as she grew in my womb. I'll tell those stories another time. In the second year, I began to find my footing of hope and the tiniest beginnings of a thriving life. A ‘Honey, I shrunk the kids’ tiny.
Science and the cult are that of oil and vinegar. They do not mix. The cult, filled with a multitude of anti-vaxxers, would not take kindly to the scientific knowledge that continued to emerge as the research continued to reach new heights in the protection against Covid-19. Perhaps they all received the vaccines to sit in Boston Pizza, but as I said, they would do so to eat out, not to protect their fellow humans of the world. Cult folk are next to billionaires on the scale of selfishness.
Covid-19 gave me my first opportunity to trust in science. It grew my hopeful footing and tiny beginnings into small, hope-filled footsteps. Covid-19 gave me a choice.
As a silenced woman for twenty-six years, COVID-19 was the first time my voice joined in with the collective, banding together on the right side of history, trusting science and doing my part to protect myself and those around me. Out of a cult with a mantra of ‘Education is of the devil,’ Covid-19 allowed me to trample that statement and believe in education.
Alongside choice and the belief in science, Covid-19 saved my life.
In October of 2020, I published my first blog. Perhaps I have some fans from my ‘Reset-ish’ blog days; if so, HELLO!! For ten months, I wrote and shared intricate details similar to what I share now. My only initiative was a hope to help one person. Little did I know my life would flip upside down onto its head because of it and lead me to lose everything and everyone I knew and loved. It led me to the end of my 10.5-year marriage.
On April 16, 2021, amid COVID-19, on a Friday afternoon, I reached out to Real Talk with Ryan Jespersen, a podcast located in Edmonton, AB, Canada. Shaking in nerves, I sent a brief email explaining the cult and asked if it was a topic of discussion the host would be interested in. Within an hour, a reply hit my inbox requesting an interview on Monday morning, April 19th. This interview will go down in history as my life’s “railroad switch.”
During the interview, I opened my Twitter account. You can follow me there @thebreannabrown. Multiple media outlets, local and national, reached me. Suddenly, I found myself sharing my story here, there and internationally. I wrote a magazine article and had monthly photoshoots with my family to document our journey of deconstruction, Survival to Thrive: Aka Reset-ish.
In May of 2021, through my story, I met the person who would go on to save my life, physically and mentally. The incredible thing is, if it weren't for Covid parking air travel, they would not have been here when my interview aired. In that case, we would have never met, and with all raw honesty, I wouldn't be alive today. They are my Superhero. Again, it's a story for another time.
I am sharing this publicly for the first time outside my immediate circle: On August 5th, 2021, I became a victim of Domestic Violence.
Continuing amid the depths of COVID-19, I discovered the strength which I possess. Through the darkness of a global pandemic, I switched on my light. When all appeared to be falling apart, it was all coming together.
On Tuesday, March 12, 2024, one day shy of exactly four years to the day after the declaration of a global pandemic, I was hired on the spot for my dream job. (Join me on Twitter to hear the announcement of who and where I am working next week!)
If you read my blog, ‘Dear Me,’ you'll be aware of the life lesson I hate with a fucking passion but unfortunately proves itself true, over and over again and proving itself here,
Timing is everything.
Breanna, thank you for sharing part of your journey. I first 'met' you on Twitter. Immediately - you stood out as a light shining in the darkness of human adversity.
As I have followed a piece of your story, my immense respect and amazement has continued to grow. I am in awe of the wisdom you have, which far surpasses your years in this earth.
You are a fierce mama bear and your children thrive as you model life - the intense ups and downs - and now - your dream job!
So very, very happy for you ❤️
My Podcast will be relaunching in the Spring. I know you get many requests for interviews, far and wide - but I will send in a request for you to be on my Show - and we will see if it is a fit for you.
In the meantime, I wish you an awesome first day at your dream job. They don't yet know all of your awesomeness. My hope is that they will give you an environment where you can continue to stretch and grow and share your light.
Wishing you and your family all good and happy things. I look forward to following this next chapter of your life. Be Well 💖