THE POWER OF A BLANK PAGE
HOW LOSING MY MEMORY GAVE ME A NEW LIFE
Most people spend their lives trying to forget their past trauma. I had no choice. 85% of my memories vanished. I didn't wake up one day realizing it, I lived in a fog, asking questions, sensing gaps, trying to piece together a life that no longer felt like mine.
THE FIRST CHAPTER OF THIS STORY
WHEN THEY SAY THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH YOU
For years I ignored the signs. For 7 long years I pushed through the pain, dismissing it as something temporary until it wasn't. Galbladder attacks became a brutal routine, yet I kept going, convinced that I had no other choice. It wasn't just my body that suffered. It was the years of being told that nothing was wrong. Every attack, every wave of pain, I believed was normal.
Doctors dismissed it, so I convinced myself I was just weak, that everyone felt this way. I didn't push through because I wanted to. I pushed through because I thought I had to. By the time I realized the truth, my body had already endured far more than it should have.
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But the real storm came later. When my health took an even deeper turn. Doctors covered up their mistake and I never received a decent plan of recovery which led to a chronic brain infection followed by epileptic attacks. That's the moment when my memory loss rewrote my identity. A reset that would force me to rebuild not just my body but my entire sense of self.
"THE TRUTH DOES NOT
DISAPPEAR
JUST BECAUSE IT'S BEING
IGNORED."
THE EMOTIONAL TRANSFORMATION
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We are taught that our past shapes us, that our experiences define who we are. But what if everything you knew about yourself disappeared?
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WHEN LIFE NO LONGER FITS - RITCH EUROPE
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After my galbladder stones I founded Ritch Europe. I wanted to create projects and events for people like me, who needed to be heard and seen by society. And so I did for over 5 years. I had a huge network, many friends, I was constantly surrounded by people.
But after the first epileptic attacks which resulted in the severe amnesia, the people around me, my business partners, my friends, clients, partnerships no longer matched with who I was. Everyone had an opinion about me, about what I should do and about who I supposed to be. But the truth is, I didn't know who I was anymore.
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I began noticing things that probably didn't bothered me before but I saw that a lot of people around me constantly overstepped my boundaries. The way people treated me didn't sit right.
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I didn't have the answers but I knew 1 thing for certain, this life didn't fit me anymore.
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So I made a deliberate choice: I shut down Ritch Europe, my company, and took a long sabbatical. To heal physically, mentally and to figure out what was going on.
"Stepping away wasn't an escape from reality. It was a deliberate confrontation to look at the life I've built. It's a scary but bold act to press delete and start with a blank page. It's a gift in disguise. Who doesn't want to start their life over again without the trauma and receive a second chance?"
-DAISY LYNCH-
CAPTAINS & REBELS: THE SECOND CHANCE
THE RESULTS OF AN 18 MONTH SABBATICAL
During the sabbatical I discovered something profound: my amnesia hadn't just erased my memories, it erased trauma. And without trauma shaping my perception, I saw everything differently.
I realized that all the connections I had weren't built on true alignment but on shared experiences from a past I could no longer recall. Without that emotional attachment I saw things clearly. And what became obvious was this: the old version of me had no boudaries. I surrounded myself with people (even in business) who took more than they gave, who always expected something in return even when it was an act of goodwill. They completely drained me, constantly asking for help, for advice, for attention, always talking about themselves but never gave me real and loving attention and time. Did they have a good heart? Most of them without a doubt but you are the teacher here. You teach people how to treat you and I failed in that.
RESHAPING EVERYTHING
With clarity came a choice!
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With no past to dictate who I was, I could redefine myself.
With no emotional baggage, I could move forward without hesitation.
With no old fears or failures weighing me down, I could rebuild with confidence.
INSTEAD OF FEELING LOST, I BEGAN TO FEEL ALIVE.
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For the first time, I wasn’t held back by doubts, regrets, or expectations. I was no longer shaped by my past.
I was free to create my future. And that’s when everything changed.
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I WOULD NOT REBUILD MY LIFE THE WAY IT WAS
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I LET GO - I WALKED AWAY - I REDESIGNED - I REINVENTED MYSELF - I GOT BACK UP AND STARTED OVER AGAIN
"Rest, but never lose yourself on the path you're meant to walk."
Daisy Lynch
YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIVE THE LIFE OTHERS EXPECT YOU TOO.
BOUNDARIES AREN'T SELFISH, THEY ARE SELF-RESPECT.
STRENGTH IS FORGED IN LOSS, IN STANDING UP AND CHOOSING DIFFERENTLY.
CAPTAINS AND REBELS IS A DECLARATION.
A STATEMENT FOR THOSE WHO REFUSE TO BE BOXED IN BY THEIR PAST.
We learn from history - because wisdom isn't new, it's rediscovered.
We embrace resilience - because growth comes from challenges.
We move with purpose - because living passively is not an option.
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Everything I create, from articles, events, the newspaper, the challenges, the bracelets,.. serves 1 purpose: to remind you that..
YOU ARE THE CAPTAIN OF YOUR OWN STORY AND THE REBELS WHO DARES TO REWRITE IT.
Just like I did.
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For those who refuse to settle.
For those who rise when life breaks them.
For those who know that the world does not get to define them.
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THIS IS FOR YOU.