But sometimes, the first take is the truest—raw, real, spoken straight from the fire.

In this opening episode of Lead from the Fire, I share the story that changed everything. A story about being erased. About what it means to grieve the living. About choosing yourself when the people you loved stopped choosing you.

This isn’t a story of revenge. It’s a story of return.

I’m Rebecca Raven. And this is the fire I rose from.