Finding Strength in the Chaos: A Personal Lesson in Self-Care My background is in social work. I remember the lectures vividly—learning how to guide clients from a place of helplessness to empowerment. One of the fundamental tools we were introduced to was Egan’s problem-solving model. The first step? Telling the story. Simply articulating an experience, we were taught, could be cathartic in itself. Over the years, I’ve used this approach countless times in my professional career, witnessing its varied success with others. But yesterday, I used it on myself. And this is what happened: The Incident I was almost robbed. Driving down Commercial Road, just past Field Street and heading towards Soldiers Way, I reached a pedestrian crossing. The traffic light turned red. I stopped. The heat was unbearable and I was having a power surge (hot flash moment), and my air conditioning wasn’t helping. In a desperate attempt for relief, I rolled down my window. That’s when it happened. A man a...