- Jean Holloway: [Talking to the group] You've all made me feel so welcome and included. When the truth is I often feel outside things in my normal life. I'd like to say thank you for this incredible space. And your energy. I feel very connected here. It's nice to have that feeling again. It's crazy, because you're a room full of strangers, and yet, I feel like I belong. I feel more like myself than I felt in a long time. Because I can be honest and there's no judgment or expectation. You guys don't know my stories, my past. All the history. So I get to be me in this room, with you, all of you. And so, um, in the spirit of pure honesty, I guess I feel like I've been living my life as two people. And sometimes that gets confusing. Like, I don't know which one is real. Which one's most authentic. 'Cause I can play myself. I can give you a persona to an alarming degree, where it's imperceptible to the ones most close to me. I, yeah, don't know who's in control anymore. Or who I wanna be. Does that make sense?
- Allison Adams: I don't want a room full of strangers knowing my story.
- Jean Holloway: Sometimes those are the only people we can be honest with.
- A woman in the group: With each breath you are letting go of the stress. The chaos of the day. Any negativity. Now breathe deeply. Feel your body beneath you. The only thing that is real is this moment. Right here. Right now. As the world moves around you, you too are capable of moving. You are your single self. Not attached to anyone. Just as people and circumstances change, you also have a greater power within you. The power to make your own choices. For your very best change.