Healing Journey Series — From Darkness to Light Healing is not a straight line. Sometimes the past finds its way back into your life in moments when you are already trying your hardest just to stay afloat. Between 2009 and 2012, I entered one of the most difficult periods of my adulthood —emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually. This wasn’t just “a hard time.” It was a storm that hit every corner of my life at once. ________________________________________ 🌧 Drink

Healing Journey Series — From Darkness to Light Becoming a mother at 19 gave me my first real taste of hope — but hope doesn’t erase the wounds of childhood. And when trauma goes unhealed, it follows you into every corner of adulthood, even the places where you think you’re starting over. By the time Zack was a year old, I was trying to rebuild my life piece by piece. I worked, I took care of my son, and I fought every day to be the mother I never had the chance to grow up wi

Healing Journey Series — From Darkness to Light By the time I turned 19, I had survived a childhood of trauma, a home that broke me, and the painful instability of trying to rebuild my life completely alone. I was exhausted. Lost. Barely holding myself together. And then something happened that changed the entire direction of my life. ________________________________________ 🌙 The Moment That Saved Me After a suicide attempt, a spiral of drinking, pills, and hopelessness, I

Healing Journey Series — From Darkness to Light By the time I turned 17, I had survived more fear, abandonment, and pain than most adults ever will. But the moment that changed my life came quietly — in a single decision, a single moment of courage, after years of surviving what no child should endure. I didn’t leave because I wasn’t afraid. I left because I finally understood that staying would destroy me. 🌙 The Breaking Point When I turned 18, everything inside me had reac

There are years of my childhood that feel like they belong to another lifetime — years I survived only by shutting down parts of myself that were too young to understand the pain. After my mother died, I entered a world no child should ever have to know. 🌘 The Silence That Protected Others — Not Me It began slowly, almost quietly. At 9 years old, my biological father — a man who had never been part of my life — suddenly appeared. Instead of bringing comfort, he brought harm.

Healing Journey Series — From Darkness to Light When my mother died, the world didn’t just become quiet — it became unfamiliar. I was only 8 years old when everything I knew disappeared overnight. And instead of being surrounded with love, safety, or comfort, my life shifted into something none of us were prepared for. My brothers and I were sent to live with our grandparents — my mother’s parents. That house should have been a refuge. But it became the beginning of a differe

Healing Journey Series — From Darkness to Light Before I ever learned how to heal, before I ever became a mother, a woman, or a healer…I was a little girl who was just trying to survive. From the day I was born until I was 8 years old, my world was small but full — a mother, a young stepdad who chose us, my two brothers, and a home filled with pets and childhood chaos. We weren’t perfect, but we were a family. There was love, laughter, and moments of peace that made sense to

🌿 I’ve lived through more than most people will ever know — and for many years, I carried it all in silence. But healing has taught me something important: The little girl I once was deserves to be seen, protected, and loved — not hidden. I went through trauma no child should ever experience. I survived loss, abuse, abandonment, fear, and moments where I didn’t think I’d make it. But today, I can speak about my past because I have walked through years of therapy, healing wor

Healing isn’t a straight line — it’s a path of falling, rising, learning, and returning home to yourself. Through my own journey of trauma, illness, loss, and renewal, I discovered the power of holistic healing, faith, and self-compassion. This Healing Journey Series  shares the moments that shaped me — the pain, the breakthroughs, and the lessons that taught me how to live again. My hope is that, as you read, you’ll find pieces of your own story reflected here… and remember