In this raw and revealing episode, Brooke Lark takes us through the delicate process of rebuilding life after loss, only to discover that sometimes the stories we tell ourselves about love can be their own form of captivity. As forest fires rage in the Colorado mountains, Brooke and her children forge ahead into an unexpected new chapter, transforming their broken family into something beautiful and uniquely their own.

The narrative follows Brooke's journey from single motherhood to what seems like a fairy tale second chance at love. She shares how her deep-seated beliefs about love – that it must stay, suffer, and never let go – lead her into a marriage that quickly reveals its darker truths. Through intimate details and powerful metaphors, Brooke explores how her determination to love harder and give more ultimately forces her to confront the difference between love that heals and love that harms.