"Oh yes, the past can hurt.  You can either run from it or learn from it" ~The Lion King

When I was three years old my mother was holding me in line at a grocery store.  A man in front of us turned around and said what a pretty little girl I was.  I responded with, "No I’m not…I’m adopted."

​Age 14 was the first time I had a failed attempt at suicide.  There would be two more attempts later in life; a year before my brother was in a car accident and was deemed brain damaged.  Before the accident he was the only one I felt truly understood me.

My dad died when I was 19 and at 20 I was diagnosed with a brain tumor.  The doctor put me on mass amounts of steroids, which caused me to gain weight – among other things – at a rapid speed.  I started at 115lbs. and by the time the medication ran its course at the end of 3 months I weighted 200 lbs.
​I was 22 when I moved to California to purse a career in acting and stand-up comedy, which brought on HUGE rejection and abandonment issues as well as a slew of self-sabotage occurrences.

When I was 25 I found my birthmother – which was a traumatic experience within itself, yet if I had to do it over again, I would.
My early 30’s brought on the Harley Davidson years, which introduced me to a lot of wild and wooly characters.  One of which raped me.

In order for the light to shine so brightly the darkness must be present.
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~Francis Bacon

As we navigate through our life, it is important to understand where we came from in order to map the healing journey of where we need to go.
Because of these life experiences, I have been able to learn skills to achieve happiness and success within my life.  The power in forgiveness, the empowerment of self-love, and the inspiration of living in the moment.
It is not how you came into the world – It is how you live it.
I am extremely blessed to have thrived my way through life.  It gave me the ultimate opportunity to find my voice and strength as a woman in order to help others find their way through the darkness into their light.