Like many other online people, I was intrigued when Matt Chevy put out a Tweet last fall asking for 5 people to participate in a “top secret” project he was working on. Cautiously I responded to say I might be interested if he gave me more details. I love collaborating with people online, but I like to make sure the project is solid and in-line with my writing style.
That was when I learned that the project was VERY cool and actually had NOTHING to do with writing. Instead, it was a series of videos that Matt was inviting people to record for The Epiphany Moment. He described it to me as a moment in my adult life (I’m still in my 20’s til May, I can claim I’m a young adult, right?!) when something just “clicked” and I made a major life decision.
Knowing what many of my peers would write about careers and living situations and education and first loves, I racked my brain to think of something that would be original and worthwhile to contribute. A moment that would hopefully inspire and make people see life in a bit of a different light. But what did I have to offer…I had taken many of the conventional and safe roads, nothing daring and outgoing…nothing good enough for the people who would read this.
It didn’t take long for me to realize that of course I had a story to tell. When I was barely 21 years old I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, which is a chronic disease which causes widespread pain and tenderness throughout your entire body. Sometimes I’m barely able to get out of bed in the morning, let alone go through my day. Other times I have to ditch plans with friends and lay in a field feeling stupid and foolish.
Here’s the quick (less than 3 minutes) video I recorded about the decision I made:
Epiphany Moment – Elisa Doucette from Matt Cheuvront on Vimeo.
You can view the rest of the videos in this project here, they are all amazing in their own special way.
Listening To: I Have A Dream – Amanda Seyfried (Mamma Mia Soundtrack)







