![]() ![]() "What do I have to lose?" The result: a new design business and the start of a new chapter. "Instead of staying home and feeling sorry for myself this weekend, I should say yes to one of these kind strangers and see if that makes for a better weekend," she told Forbes. Meanwhile, videos she'd previously posted of her DIY home-reno efforts went viral, resulting in people she'd never met imploring her to work her magic in their homes. This led to another epiphany. ![]() She sought help from a therapist and nutritionist, and she emerged after several months with a new lease on life. His less-than-sympathetic response ended that relationship. "But deep down, I was dying with my eyes wide open." Alix had an epiphany, realizing she'd been battling an eating disorder and depression, which she revealed to her then-fiancé'. "I had this handsome fiancé, a successful career on Wall Street, a beautiful home and cute dogs and, you know, life is perfect," she told Forbes. Several years earlier, Alix thought she was living her best life. ![]()
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