"...I found that he was someone in and out of prison and I continued to remain in that relationship even though he was always absent and when he was present he was abusive. Around the age of 26 years old—I ran from him while he was away but..he found me..."

"...navigating the life of a 7 year old whose father just been stripped away, who was taken to prison, who had just been outed as a pedophile/child abuser -- to a point where her whole world had just completely crumbled..."

"...he was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's at 60 years old and that really changed the tragectory of my life and my thought process of life and how we're supposed to move through life..."

"...my mom fought hard to break generational curses, meaning when I ran away my mom was like it's not happening like we're gonna break that curse, you're going to stay here with us, we're going to work through whatever hormonal things you're going through as a teenager..."

"...5 years ago we were in pandemic stages and when you think, it's end of May-- we would've been in lockdown for quite some time..alot of us were starting to feel very hopeless...it took away alot of the busyness to really sit in what it is that I was doing/ wanted to be doing..."

"...he was waiting in the garage...we walked in and opened the door and there he was-- now my friend was taller than me so I didn't see the gun until I heard the shot and she was laying at my feet..."

"...so intentionally apply pain, suffering, sacrifice, and uncomfortability in a loving way...because when we apply those things in a loving way -- pain brings change, connection, and repentence..."

"I think it's easy when people come across an alcoholic to say 'oh just stop drinking and then those problems will go', and it's like well actually...the drinking is happening because it's actually solving a problem & it's actually keeping me alive..."

"...my father died when I was only 13--took him a cup of coffee and he was there having a heart attack on the sofa...back then there wasn't really any support, especially for younger children who had experienced any form of grief..."

"...my mom suffered from ovarian cancer for 5.5 months before she died...and I had the tough decision to make if I wanted my mom to die in my home surrounded by my children who were young at the time & have the energy of her Spirit depleating her body...and what that trauma potentially could've been to them..."