Micaela Becattini, Author at Tiny Buddha

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Micaela Becattini is a mentor and educator who helps people move through life transitions, grief, chronic illness, and identity shifts with grounded compassion. She writes about emotional resilience and soulful growth based on her own lived experiences. You can find her and her work at micaelab.com.au or connect on Instagram instagram.com/micaelabecattini/ and on Facebook facebook.com/micaelaauthor.

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When Your Body Betrays You: Finding Strength in a New Identity

By Micaela Becattini

“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” ~Rumi

I didn’t know what it meant to grieve a body that was still alive until mine turned on me.

It began like a whisper—fatigue that lingered, strange symptoms that didn’t match, a quiet fear I tried to ignore.

Then one night, I collapsed. I woke up in a hospital room I didn’t recognize, attached to IVs I hadn’t agreed to, surrounded by medical voices that spoke in certainty while I sat in confusion.

It wasn’t just a diagnosis I was given. It was a line in the sand.

Before …