In this episode, Bree Burick allows herself to be vulnerable and shares for the first time, her story of overcoming severe emotional and verbal abuse at the hands of her father.  She has never voiced any of this out loud to anyone outside of her immediate family.  She admits to feeling anxious but knows that she needs to let go of what she has been pushing down.  Bree is open and honest about the violence she experienced and witnessed in her family.   She explains how  the trauma of her childhood has created tumultuous relationships in her life and has affected the way she relates to others.  Listen to learn how far she has come in this journey and how she plans to continue to grow and move beyond the pain of her childhood.   She admits that she shared these hard truths to help herself to begin the healing process and to help others who may have experienced some kind of trauma that is still hurting them. We thank Bree for her bravery in sharing her story.