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‘Looking through a glass box’
Burke reflected on her sobriety trip in a warm Instagram post in October 2022, admitting, “I have spent most of my life looking through a glass box that was and is still part of my life at times. Especially when I am not aware.”
He explained: “However, this was not always a bad thing – it kept me alive and safe at times of desperate need but I have come to realize that continuing to put myself in that box but brings more loneliness, pain and fear.”
The athlete remembered using her addiction to numb her fears, but explained that she had learned to lean into the fear since becoming sober. “Four years ago when I decided to stop drinking, I realize that I was left with peeling back layers, which ultimately made me get closer to the core of me, my authentic self,” he continued. “What comes with choosing this route though, is that I live with fears that I have never felt before, fears that I was completely overseas, that I never knew that I had, and that I never wanted to face them.”
Burke revealed “Today, I can say that I no longer push those fears away or run from them,” adding, “instead, I’m going to invite them in and act so I can stop facing the world with fear and start embracing what makes me unique.”
Although she admitted that she will be “always in the pipeline,” she is going to continue to “choose to share” the progress and disadvantages with her followers in case “one person who may feel alone in his life can know that they are not alone.”
The Dump Champ concluded: “I am grateful for this work.
