In this episode, I’m taking it back way back to where my story really began. 1998.

I was already a mom, trying to figure out life, when everything started to shift. From friendship and loss to survival and motherhood, these are the years that shaped who I became.

I talk about Dana, my best friend, my safe space, and the pain of losing her, the heartbreak that changed everything. This one’s emotional, but it’s real. It’s where my timeline starts, and the moments that follow explain so much of who I am today.

If I bounce around a little, my bad sometimes when I remember something new, it finds its way into a new episode. That’s just how healing works. This process is therapeutic, even if I’m the only one who ever plays it back.

So press play, listen close, and take this walk with me.