The Name I Refuse to Let Go Of

There are moments in life when people say things so casually, not realizing the weight those words carry.

Someone once told her,

“Why don’t you just change your name?”

As if it were simple.

As if it didn’t hold years of work, identity, and becoming behind it.

What they didn’t understand is that the name wasn’t just a name.

It was built.

Over six years, she poured herself into it—slowly, quietly, sometimes doubting, sometimes pausing, but never fully walking away.

Ms. Butterfly Genesis wasn’t given to her.

It became her.

It became the space where she learned how to show up.

Where she allowed herself to be seen—not just as a woman in a chair, but as a woman with a voice, a story, and something to say.

So when someone said,

“What you do isn’t real work…”

It hit deeper than they probably intended.

Because they weren’t just questioning what she does.

They were questioning everything she had been building.

And for a long time, she questioned it too.

She believed that if something didn’t make money right away, it wasn’t real.

That work had to look a certain way to count.

But over time, she learned something different.

Building from nothing is still work.

Healing while creating is still work.

Showing up when no one is watching is still work.

And most importantly—

Becoming takes time.

That name gave her more than people could see.

It gave her the courage to write.

To create.

To build MB Studios.

To publish her book.

To believe that her voice had a place in this world.

So no…

She would never change her name.

Not because she’s stubborn.

But because she understands now:

👉 You don’t throw away something you built

just because someone else doesn’t see its value yet.

And maybe the truth is…

It was never about them seeing it.

It was about her finally seeing it in herself.