Finding Strength: Navigating Life, Overcoming Trauma, and Embracing Resilience


A collection of stories from my past and daily life dedicated to exploring the challenges and triumphs of the human experience. It delves into personal stories of trauma, offering insights into how I was able to navigate through my darkest moments and emerge stronger. This blog aims to empower readers to embrace resilience, foster a positive mindset, and find strength in their own journeys.

  • A book within a blog

    I’ve decided to start posting what could one day be a book detailing my life into this blog. I’ve gone through so much in my life and I had hoped to turn my experiences into a book that showed others it was possible to be more than what your past dictated for the future. But…

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  • Keeping Up with Cali Living

    It was 7pm and I was looking at my daughters play with each other. I’ve already drank a bottle of champagne tonight so my self loathing is very strong. I was thinking of how my girls are currently just laughing and enjoying themselves. I usually feel like they’re lacking something in their lives, but they’re…

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  • will anyone ever know…

    I’ve written my memories down and no one has really seen them. I used this platform as a way to air out some of my confessions to the world, in hopes that someone would know what I’ve been through. But why has that been a motive for me? Some only wish to rid themselves of…

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  • Car rides

    Ch. 2 The mind protects itself by forgetting core memories that would, if allowed to relive them, cause harm to the person’s mental health. I don’t remember a lot of my childhood. If I look at pictures, I can drum up some feelings and maybe even some flashbacks of what happened that day, but that’s…

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  • Seeking Validation and Progress: Personal Reflections

    Today a coworker asked why I desired to keep moving up the corporate ladder. This coworker knows a lot about my life and she thinks that I’ve done well for myself considering the trauma and abuse I dealt with as a child. She’s told me on numerous occasions that I should be proud of my…

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