I debated whether or not to write this because, as I mentioned, I have a large degree of impostor syndrome because of my experiences. It's hard to define what "successful" is.

The process of "bouncing back" is also a process of slowly gaining confidence. I'm not sure I would have been able to write this a year or two ago. It's unfortunate that both sides of the issue aren't explored, but that may be due to the confidence problem.