Open Letter to the Ones Who Are Still Trying

Dear You,

If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you’ve been carrying more than you let on.

You’ve been showing up, even if it’s only halfway. You’ve been dreaming big but quietly questioning if any of it will actually happen for you. Maybe you’ve got the vision — crystal clear — but life just keeps life-ing. Your confidence slips in and out like sunlight behind clouds. You’re tired, but not the kind of tired a nap will fix. It’s soul tired. The kind of tired that whispers, “Am I still allowed to want more?”

Let me tell you something that I wish someone had said to me a long time ago:

Yes. You are. You always have been.

You’re still allowed to want more, even if you’ve messed up.
Even if you’re not where you thought you’d be.
Even if people have counted you out — even if you’ve counted yourself out.

I’m not writing this from a mountaintop, looking down. I’m writing this from the middle.
The messy middle — where you have just enough faith to keep going, but not enough evidence to silence the doubt.

Let me be real with you…

I’ve been the one who took money and didn’t deliver.
Not because I was trying to be shady, but because I wasn’t ready. I didn’t know how to say no. I thought if I could just figure it out as I went, I could make it work. I’ve been the one who ghosted clients because the shame of not having it all together felt too heavy to face. I’ve sat in my room, lights off, phone on DND, wondering why I keep sabotaging the very things I say I want.

And for a long time, I thought that disqualified me.

But here’s the truth no one talks about — healing and building at the same time is hard.
It’s not linear. It’s not perfect. But it’s real.

And Just Breathe was born out of that space.
Not from perfection, but from pressure. From the deep need to exhale and still be seen. To create something that felt human — that didn’t require you to be healed, wealthy, or fully ready in order to be welcomed.

This is a space for the ones who are in between.
Between who they were and who they want to be.
Between survival and success.
Between the self-doubt and the quiet knowing that they’re meant for more.

You might have a business idea and no money.
You might have skills but no audience.
You might have passion but no plan.

Guess what? I see you. And I built this for you.

I’m 31 years old. And I’ve decided to build a billion-dollar legacy anyway.
Not because I have it all figured out — but because I know I’m supposed to help others do the same. I’ve done trucking. I know government lingo. I know how to help people start. I’ve coached, I’ve created, I’ve quit, and come back again. I’ve battled with confidence, consistency, and clarity.

But I kept showing up.

Not perfectly. But honestly.
And that honesty is what I bring to everything now — my business, my clients, this blog, this brand.

So what is Just Breathe really about?

It’s about the real side of growth.
The in-between.
The shadow work.
The trauma we’re unpacking while we’re building.
The leadership we’re growing into.
The legacy we’re carving, even when no one’s clapping yet.

It’s about healing out loud.
So that someone else can breathe again.

This isn’t just another business blog or a brand trying to be “inspirational.”
This is movement meets medicine.
This is where you come to be seen as you are — and reminded that your next chapter hasn’t even started yet.

So if you’ve been struggling…
If you’ve been hiding…
If you’ve been holding your breath trying to hold it all together…

Take a breath.
Let go.
You’re not late. You’re not lost. You’re just in between.

And this — this is where it all begins.

With love and truth,
Sarah Igbere
Founder of Just Breathe
Your next chapter is safe here. 🤍