Mindvalley Stories
Marissa Parzei
Duality

"I am hoping that with this work I can realign myself"

Just before this program I went through a devastating breakup. I was planning to move to Sweden to be with my future husband and to start a new life. I was working in Lyon France as a professional dancer with the ballet company and my former partner and I were in a long distance relationship for 3 years. Very committed and very loving. I decided to change and leave my contract. He wanted to take charge and oversaw the paperwork for me for Sweden. At the point where my last performances were done (this is ending a 15 career) and the change was setting in I had a mental breakdown and sought affection in another man. I was honest with my partner and of course he was furious. Since that time we had reconnected and recommitted to the relationship. 6 months later the paperwork came back negative as his living situation, to the eyes of the government, was not sufficient. A technically that he missed in his research which was done before the infidelity. But we persevered. However, after 10 months and the beginning of the corona virus, I was blocked to travel. Then my partner calls me and ends the relationship. I poured my heart out to him. For a couple weeks things were going ok, we were talking. He said he wanted it to work. But then again, he calls me back and says no. He can't get out of the past. It has been the hardest break up of my life. I am hoping that with this work I can realign myself, find the strength to move on, find a partner who wants to commit to me and get on with my life.


Marissa Parzei

Professional Dancer

Lyon, France

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Written 11 October 2022 From our original stories site

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