But for Gabbi the physical aspect was simply one sliver of her shift. Learning to enjoy who she was on the within was a much bigger piece.
Three months before her facial surgical treatment, she needed to stop getting Botox and permit any fillers in her face to liquify so that the cosmetic surgeon might get a precise photo. And, for 3 months after she would not have the ability to use any wigs or hairpieces.
“I realized at that very moment, I had three months to get right with myself,” Gabbi shared. “I looked in the mirror and I asked myself, ‘If for any reason, this surgery didn’t go through, would I be able to live the rest of my life like this?'”
The response: An indisputable yes. “I don’t care what I look like, I love me,” she described. “I’m a great human. My family loves me, my friends love me, I have a great time wherever I go. I’m helping people change their lives, like, it doesn’t matter what I look like. And then I started to venture out as me, no makeup, no hair, just whatever my body was at the time. And I slowly became comfortable with that.”
