10/03/2026
As we celebrate the wonderful women in our lives, this month we are once again featuring different stories of strength from the phenomenal women of Misfit!
First up is the super teacher of the gym, Reilly! Behind her beaming smile is a dedicated sister and daughter doing her absolute best to tackle all the difficulties in her life while processing her grief. Here is her story. 🌸
"In 2022, I lost my dad.
I considered him as my mentor, my friend, and my anchor. So when I lost him, it felt like I lost a big part of my life as well. It felt like a version of me died with him.
I am the eldest child, and at that time, my brother was just turning six years old.
I didn’t know how to move forward.
I stopped planning for the future because most of the dreams and plans I had were the ones I imagined sharing with him. I could no longer plan my year, or even the months ahead of me.
But as years went by, life slowly started moving again. Hindi naman tumitigil ang ikot ng mundo kahit tumigil yung akin.
So what I did was I dedicated everything I did to my dad. Then, I graduated Magna Cum Laude and as the Batch Valedictorian.
I also became a professional teacher and spent two years teaching. Now, I am exploring the corporate field while continuing to be the main responsible for my younger brother and my 89-year-old grandmother.
Was there a time I wanted to follow after my dad? Yes.
Was there a time I was angry at everyone and everything? Yes.
I still carry a lot of anger and most times, it consumes me.
What I did for it not to consume me is to force myself to move.
Simply starting with reading books while being on the bed the whole day, then forcing myself to go to gym to process every loss I had, and then running.
These things are like an escape for me. Pag hindi ko gusto upuan mga naiisip ko, gusto kong gumalaw para takasan sila. This could not be the best way to handle grief as I think this is just me escaping it. But I think what’s more important now is to give myself the strength to move, to fall forwards, and to wake up.
Because strength doesn’t need to be grand, doesn’t need to be seen by everyone. Most times, it begins with saving one person and that one person is you."