You can run from your trauma, but anxiety and depression can run faster. They will catch you—trust me. On the outside, Raquel had a charmed life. She was raised by a wonderful mother in a loving home, had two beautiful children, and married a man who took her around the world for a life of luxury. And yet, she couldn’t sleep. Antidepressants had occupied the spaces in her medicine cabinet for years. Her friendships kept imploding, and her husband did not understand her bouts of moodiness or numbness. She always felt like something was missing, like she was meant for more. No matter how good life got, Raquel wasn’t truly happy. Until she looked within. Something was missing, but it couldn’t be found in the shops of Paris or under Japan’s blossoming cherry trees. Raquel had suppressed a lifetime of trauma: from little things like the childhood slights of jealous siblings, to big things like the abuse she suffered in her first marriage and the desperate escape she was forced to make to save herself and her children. She had pushed it all down, willing herself to go on, to put her kids first, to never rock the boat. And now, she was sick. Suppressed trauma is often the culprit of depression, anxiety, and illness. Many suffering from depression and anxiety change their lives and environments to try to be happy, but the solution to dissolving anxiety and depression is within. Meant for More is an all-too-true telling of a woman’s journey to find herself across a lifetime of delightful highs and disastrous lows. It is full of delicious stories and deep wisdom, including Raquel’s 4-step Emotional Intelligence Formula that helped her become aware of her own suppression and get back in touch with her true self. Like Raquel, you crave strength, joy, and love, but can’t seem to find it. You know that something is missing. You are meant for more! Listen to that inner whisper, release the trauma you’ve been suppressing, and find the more you’re meant for. It’s been within you all along.