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I wrote the message in the photo on October 4, 2021 after hearing a talk from Jim Kwik. My mentors over the past 6 years of healing have been those who have helped me to find my WHY in life and heal my WTF's of life. Some mentors have been in person, but most surprisingly, it's been the vulnerability of people on youtube! Interestingly, they all came at different times, they teach similar but different strategies & I have no affiliation with them. However, they have helped me heal the outer work TREMENDOUSLY which then lead me to the inner work through supplementation (what I mean by this is by taking the necessary vitamins & minerals to heal the organs inside my body, I was in the emotional space to heal the rest. A broken heart, a broken gut, a broken brain, science is catching up that they are all connected to healing the inner child. Just my opinion! But we're getting there).

I invite you to look up my YouTube mentors, in no particular order. Trust your gut & let your intuition guide you: Simon Sinek, Mel Robbins, Jay Shetty, Patrick Teahan, Brendan Burchard, Lisa Nichols.

There's a saying, "hurt people hurt people". I have chosen the latter, "hurt people, heal". I have 2 daughters that have given me a reason to progress and raise them better then I was raise. I have a hubby that did not grow up with the childhood I did. So ending the inter-generational trauma was a big deal for me. It was an exceptional goal. & I'm happy to say, I've done it. Moments happen, but they are few and far between now!

I have a big voice that I'm willing to use in my Art Healing ventures. Without going into great depth, because I have a rather long story, this is what I had to heal through: I was sexually attacked with a knife by a stranger at 8 years old, had an abusive step father & an absentee & neglectful mother (who is healing through her own trauma), I believe I was date raped (I definitely was too drunk to give consent), I was convinced into an abortion by my mother and boyfriend (looking back, I should have just said no), my hubby's mother died from cancer, I had 2 miscarriages, a late diagnosis of adhd & anxiety (I've put my depression into remission), I was overworked, gaslit & discriminated by my bosses while working for the local municipal government, our youngest daughter had 2 near death experiences before she was 1.5 years, as you read above losing our Spencer in the most sudden & avoidable manner & only 6 month early my hubby's grandparents died 2 days apart after 60 plus years together.

Everyone has stuff happen. Everyone has a story. But I have not yet heard of a story at the length of mine to date.

I speak honestly & openly about my life events & recovery in hopes that the STIGMA of tragedy & trauma, depression & mental health conditions (whether temporary or permanent) will help aid healing in those with a lesser voice. Or, those just not ready to speak yet.