How / when did you learn / hear about Alabastron?

I first heard about Alabastron from a friend of mine in June 2016. I had never heard of it through the television or online like most. I believe it was not my time, but when l was told about it, at that point in my life, l was ready to try anything to get unstuck.

How (who) many people had told you by the time you made up your mind to enroll?

I heard about Alabastron from my friend Faith (who has not done the program). I mentioned it to my mother who had been told so much about [...]

Alabastron was always on my to do list. I got to learn of the Alabastron 2 Weeks Marathon from the website though I had known about Alabastron for quite some time.

I now know why I want to get married!

I had known Alabastron for a while before I enrolled. I had combed the website and I knew what it entailed. I called the Alabastron office in September 2015 with the aim of enrolling for the class that was to start in October 2015. I didn't talk to family or friends about it. Before long, I started giving excuses as to why I couldn't attend the class. The biggest excuse was that I lived out of Nairobi. The office called to confirm my attendance and I told them I was not coming. They gave me options but I still refused.

In December 2015, it was so clear that if I didn't enroll for the January class, I would

Who is Joan? (Family, career):

Mine is a story of a girl who was lost.

I was first diagnosed with depression along with ADHD when I was in high school. I didn't quite understand what was wrong with me because I was fun and popular but I was also indescribably lonely and sad. You had to be one or the other, I was both and that really confused me. Nothing about me added up. I didn't know what my personality was. My friendships didn't last, I lashed out in anger at my friends and by the time I finished high school, I had built this wall around myself that no one could get through. I couldn't figure myself out and I didn't want anyone to see how broken I was.