How do you break a cycle you don’t even know you’re in? For years, I was surviving - battling addiction, homelessness, and complex trauma while raising my kids. I thought doing the opposite of my parents was enough, but how can you build a stable house without a sturdy foundation, quality materials, proper tools, and a reliable crew? It wasn’t until my life fell apart that I realized the irony: I was trying to give my children something I’d never seen or experienced myself. When I realized all of the ways I’d failed them, the guilt was crushing, but I kept showing up. Recovery has been messy, exhausting, and painful at times, but I’ve found that all these years of healing and parenting while struggling to survive have given me something powerful: the ability to hold space for others without judgement. I know something went right somewhere because at 18 and 23 my kids share their joys and ask me for advice. Now I want to help other parents build roadmaps and break cycles.