Writing my life out on the pavement

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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  • Mommy Bathroom Confessions

    Finally. It’s 10pm and she’s asleep in her crib. I take myself to the bathroom, I sit down and I start to contemplate life. On the toilet. All by myself. I start to wonder why on earth I’m going back to work so soon. And no, I’m not going back to work sooner than the…

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  • New mom, more problems

    Yay! Congratulations! How exciting!? These are all the things a new mom hears upon having a baby. In my case, this was my 3rd pregnancy so I’ve heard it all (side note: been pregnant 3x, but had a miscarriage on the 2nd pregnancy). Pregnancy is great, it really is. Beyond all the shitty pain, no…

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  • Rainbow baby

    Long post ahead with a very happy ending ❤…..On November 26th, 2016, we went through our very first major heartbreak as a married couple. We lost the first baby that we had been longing for. It was the hardest moment of my life as a woman, mother, wife, and human being. I can’t imagine it…

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