Ruby Barker is celebrating her health.

On Thursday (September 28), the Bridgerton star shared images to her social media community on Instagram that highlight her wellness journey, as reported by PEOPLE.

The image on the left of her post, represented a moment before she decided to make improvements to her life. “In the first picture, I was not happy,” she shared in the caption of the post.

“I felt like I’d lost not only my mind, but my will to take care of my inner child and cook for her, clean for her, work for her, get out and live for her,” she explained.

Within her post, she also shed light on how her body and mental health were at risk before she decided to adjust her lifestyle.

“I would have panic attacks at the thought of stepping foot in a gym, I would pretend I wasn’t out of breathe after climbing stairs and run to the bathroom to catch it back, I would starve myself all day, then binge, binge, binge, feel like crap then do it all over again.”

Along this journey, she credits her trainer Muyi, along with her friends, for supporting her.

Additionally, she said her “weight loss and toning up has been a byproduct of inner work,” including “cooking, moving, sleeping, accepting where I am and still getting back up.”

But getting where she is now took time, dedication, and patience. “It’s not been an overnight thing; it took months for me to completely surrender to my lifestyle adaptations with the aim to better my physical, spiritual, and emotional health; small changes quickly became big wins.”

Now, she has found peace and self-love.

“I’m in love with being more active and self caring than ever before. Health is wealth.”