“In that moment, I choose to assign a productive purpose to my pain.” Imagine a mother’s gut-wrenching fear, as she watches her son’s deep dive into psychosis. It’s June of 2010, just a few days short of his twentieth birthday. Neither of us are aware
“After my 17-year relationship ended, I started asking who I was before a housewife and a mom.” I wondered what the next chapter was going to look like. That’s when my spiritual journey began. The first certification I received was as a Kundalini teacher. Then
“I’m living life and doing all the things because I stopped choosing to be afraid and instead chose to live. I hope you choose to do the same.” I had spent my entire life afraid of living until the day I was told I was
“I was in treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, then after four months I had a stoke. It wasn’t part of the plan. Chemo along with the perfect storm of events caused me to have seizures and a stroke during cancer treatment. It left me temporarily
“Ask for help! It’s hard to find the right kind of help when you are feeling down. Create self-care rituals and stick to them. Be kind and firm with yourself.” When they announced the global pandemic, it felt like getting sucker-punched in the face. Just
“The ability to forgive is a gift and you never know how it will positively impact your life if you find the strength to do so.” Not only am I a child of divorce but I’m also the daughter of a man who lived with
“Abuse of any kind is not acceptable – emotional or physical. Do what you need to do to remove yourself from that relationship and take the time you need to heal.” Sometimes you don’t know how bad a situation is until you come out the
“The pain, hurt, and buried anger I had carried inside for years was knocking on my door and trying to get “Each month, when my period comes, I try my best to be thankful that my cycle is regular and that I’m healthy.” At this
“The pain, hurt, and buried anger I had carried inside for years was knocking on my door and trying to get my attention.” It was a Friday evening in April of 2018. The cell phone rang and my doctor confirmed it was cancer. What, I
“We wake up every morning and choose to love.” After 15 months of aggressive investigation, weeks before his 2nd birthday, we got my son Roger’s diagnosis: Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. A rare genetic disorder, EDS affects all the connective tissue in the body. It presents as hypermobile
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