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.

  • 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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  • What no one tells you

    Happily married for almost 10 years. Own a home, great careers, we have wonderful, beautiful children. Something was missing. And no one, let alone me could have seen it coming. The happiness, it wasn’t genuine. It was a facade that I leaned onto hoping that I could ride it out until it became real. But…

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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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