Can you image if everything you knew about your origin story was fiction?  After learning she was adopted at age 57, Carlyn used mindfulness and gratitude to heal.  She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: live in the present the healing is in the feeling share our stories in safe places don't hold on to things too tightly just listen and don't judge tags:  Carlyn, Montes, De, Oca, author, speaker, animal, human, health, expert, Junkyard, Girl, Memoir, Ancestry, Family, Secrets, Second, Chances, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,