“Life is Easy” was Born – The Day My Mission Found Me

Why “Life is Easy” Was Born—And Why It Might Just Save a Life

Over twenty years, I battled silent storms—waves of chronic illness, emotional pain, and the kind of dark thoughts you never think you’ll say out loud.

I was suicidal.
Not occasionally—every day.

I wore the mask of strength well. I was a mother, a wife, and a dance fitness instructor. On the outside, I kept going. On the inside, I was unraveling. I thought the answer was to just “push through.” Keep surviving.

Then one day, my youngest child—just 14 years old—looked at me with tear-filled eyes and asked a question that shook my world:

“What tools do you have to help me not kill myself?”

I didn’t have any.

That moment broke me.
But it also became the beginning of everything.

A Mission Was Born

That day, I made a vow I’ve never broken:

First, I will find the tools to keep myself alive.
Then, I will build something to help others not just survive—but truly live.

So I began searching, studying, and healing. I immersed myself in the work of thought leaders like Joe Dispenza, Bruce Lipton, and Jim Kwik. Their teachings gave me a new lens—but it wasn’t until I discovered Marisa Peer and her method of Rapid Transformational Therapy that I truly felt change from the inside out.

Her method helped me begin releasing the chains of my past, the fear of my future, and the mental scripts that had kept me stuck for so long.

I trained directly with her, becoming a Clinically Certified Rapid Transformational Therapist (RTT®) and helping others do the same—one session, one belief, one life at a time.

But I Knew That Still Wasn’t Enough

After working one-on-one with clients for five years, I realized I had to do more. There were too many people like me—like my children—searching for answers, desperate for relief, and convinced they had no way out.

That’s when I created my first book in the program:
“Life is Easy, We Just Think It Is Hard.”

I wanted it to be simple. Practical. A guidebook for hope.
Like a modern Think and Grow Rich—but instead of wealth, it taught people how to reclaim their peace, their power, and their purpose.

From that book came the Life is Easy workbooks—interactive, self-paced tools to help individuals, parents, teens, and professionals actually apply the teachings in real life.

And now, I’ve partnered with Marisa Peer’s 1 Billion Lives Initiative to help train others in RTT. This training isn’t just a career—it’s therapy. It transforms the practitioner just as much as it transforms the client.

Why I Keep Going

Here’s a stat that drives my work every single day:
In 2024, every 43 seconds, someone dies by suicide.

That could be your child.
Your client.
Your neighbor.
Or you.

That’s why I do this.
To be the voice that interrupts the spiral.
To be the something that makes someone stop and say:
“Wait… maybe I was created for more.”

Because you were.
You were created on purpose, for a purpose.

And when you remember that—when you reconnect with the truth of this moment—you begin to realize something that changes everything:

Life is easy.
We just think it is hard.

Your Next Step

If you’re here reading this, it’s not by accident.
If this story cracked something open in your heart, don’t ignore it.

👉 Start with the book[Get your copy here]
👉 Dive into the workbook[Explore deeper here]
👉 Train to become an RTT Therapist[Join the 1 Billion Lives movement here]
👉 Or just reach outsometimes, the first step is asking for help.

You don’t have to suffer in silence.
You don’t have to pass on your pain.
There is a way forward.
And it’s simpler than you’ve been told.

Let me show you.

With all my heart,
Donel Rourke
Clinically Certified RTT Therapist
Founder, Life is Easy We Just Think It Is Hard

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