Translation of "맞았다고" in English

‎문어가 이 고비를 ‎잘 넘길 수 있을 것 같았어요 ‎당시 저도 인생에서 ‎큰 고비를 맞았다고 느꼈는데

that she can get past this incredible difficulty. And I felt, in my life, I was getting past the difficulties I had.