Olivia's mom left her and her four siblings on Olivia's 13th birthday. The move came as a total shock and, as a young girl with no background on what spurred her mom's exit, Olivia was left feeling hurt, angry and confused. 

18 years later, after she experienced a miscarriage with her first child, Olivia was heartbroken. She wondered how, if she was so sad about losing a baby she had never met, how on Earth could her mother have left 5 children? 

Listen in to hear how this HUGE life event affected Olivia's adolescence, informed who she became as a woman and a mom and how she reconnected with her mother after 18 years of estrangement.