Today's episode is going to be a little bit different, I wanted to try something out with you guys—I wanted to share a piece of me with you. So a little fun fact about me, I've always loved to write. When I was younger I would write poems as an outlet for myself and my feelings. And then as I've gotten older, I've continued writing as a way to express my love and thoughts and understanding of myself and of the world.

So in the spirit of opening up and allowing you to get to know me a little bit better—I'm so excited to share with you a small collection of poems, some that I wrote 15 years ago and some that are brand new, but they all tell my story.

Part 1 shares my struggle after losing my mom and just how lost and broken I was as an individual for a long time

And then Part 2 shares my new sense of self, and my faith in God which has been a huge source of healing for me and just my new understanding of happiness.