We all have our own hardships that we must deal with in life. Some are more difficult than others and some can take a lifetime to recover from. We are all walking our own path. This page is about my personal journey of healing and self-discovery. Like a lot of people, I have experienced a great deal of trauma, tremendous loss, and have had a great deal of responsibility placed upon me at a young age.
In my 40 years, I have lived through the loss of my mother and my sister to cancer as well as my father to alcoholism. I raised my niece after my sister passed and I underwent a double mastectomy for preventative reasons. I had my own array of medical issues including a cancer scare when a tumor was discovered on my esophagus and suffering from a bad fall downstairs that resulted in a compression fracture to the spine. I have had my own personal struggles with mental health and addiction.
Of course, it’s not all bad! Through it all I have managed to maintain a loving relationship with my partner, go back to college and finish my degree, have a child through an amazing home birth, start a successful business and help my niece grow up and get into a good college. Nothing has come easy and I tend to get down on myself and every day is a constant battle mentally because of my anxieties and depression. However, I have made a focus on self-help and have gone through a lot of therapy and it is still a process. I try to maintain a positive spirit and attitude towards life’s unfortunate circumstances which I feel helps carry me through it all and the therapy helps tremendously!
I am embracing that I am constantly growing and progressing but somehow by the grace of the universe I am finding my way through some of life’s toughest struggles. It has made me grow in ways that I never thought possible and I want to share my stories in hopes that it can help other people going through similar trials and tribulations shed light and give hope. That is what this blog page is all about so go grab a coffee and I hope you enjoy my stories.