For 25 years… I asked for my baby books.

Every time I saw him, I asked.

And every time… there was an excuse.

What was taken from me wasn’t just a book.

It was proof that I was there… proof that I loved my kids… proof that I mattered in their story.

After all that time, I finally got them back.

But sometimes… getting the truth doesn’t fix anything.

It changes everything.

This episode is about what was taken, what was returned…

and the unexpected cost of both.

If this helps even one person see something sooner than I did… then it means something.

Episode 13: Building From the Breakdown

For the first time, I’m not sitting here alone.

In this episode, I’m joined by my first guest—someone whose story stopped me in my tracks. At just 24, she’s lived through abusive relationships, struggles with family, and battles with alcohol… and she’s still trying to figure out who she is on the other side of it all.

This isn’t polished.

This isn’t perfect.

This is real.

We talk about what it looks like to grow up fast, to survive things you never should’ve had to, and how you start rebuilding when everything feels broken.

Because sometimes… the breakdown is exactly where the rebuilding begins.

If you’ve ever felt lost, stuck, or like you’re still trying to find yourself after everything you’ve been through—this one’s for you.

What happens when your past doesn’t stay in the past…

and moves in right down the street?

In this episode, I share what it felt like to come face-to-face with the man who hurt me as a child—and the truth that changed everything:

He didn’t move back into my life…

I just hadn’t finished taking my life back from him.

If your past has ever shown back up uninvited, this one’s for you.

You are not broken.

You are not weak.

And you are not alone.