In this episode of Soft Strength with Stephanie Juste, I share a deeply personal chapter from my memoir Between Worlds.

This is the story of how I came into this world not through love, but through survival. A story shaped by rejection, silence, and the quiet strength of a mother who chose to carry me when everything around her told her not to.

I speak about childhood memories that stayed in my body moments of loneliness, fear, and learning to find safety on my own.

But this is not just a story about what I lacked.

It is also a story about what remained.

About being here… even when life tried to say otherwise.

This episode includes a personal reflection, gentle breathing, and affirmations for anyone who has ever felt unseen, unsupported, or alone.

You are not invisible.

You are here.

And that matters.