Sounds like you're on a good path! We need more people who persevere in doing what they are meant to do and less who just go with the program. They had your soul in their clutches and you grabbed it back. Good for you! I hit bottom as an MT in 2008 when all my clients left, but I"m still here and though money was scarce for a while, things have turned around and I've now written several books. You WILL be ok!