Thanks for joining me on this epic adventure called life!

As we all know, life can be bittersweet. There are many tough and hard lessons to learn but, once we learn them our lives often become sweeter and richer! This my journey towards discovering these lessons, implementing them, growth, and hopefully empowering and inspiring you to do the same!

A few years back, a little over 4 to be exact, I hit rock bottom. My whole world collapsed. Everything that I thought that I knew was now destroyed and I was left in the rubble, trying to make sense of it all. I was completely broken physically, mentally, and financially. This was all the result of an accumulation of years of intense trauma, abuse, tragedy, and grief; which I will get into detail about in later posts or you can find it on my Facebook blog- “Bittersweet and the lessons we meet”.

Anyway, after an unsuccessful drowning attempt, I decided that since I was at rock bottom, I had nowhere to go but up! And, that is what I am now doing.  I am building myself back up. I am taking my power and life back! Please join me as I climb each step, face new pitfalls, and learn more about myself and the world as I do so.

I promise to be raw, honest, and genuine with you and to not shy away from uncomfortable and embarrassing topics. I will talk about grief, abuse, mental illness, chronic illness, systems, toxic relationships, politics, and so much more!

There may be some that will trigger you. I will do my best to state that beforehand. I promise to be true and vulnerable. I will be strong. The foundation for my life is built around integrity and honesty. I hope to inspire you to do the same.

So, let’s begin!

Disclaimer: This is my first blog, so please bear with me as I continue to learn and perfect my posts. This will be part of the journey too! I am not that technologically savvy, but I hope to be someday.

Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton