My story
A chapter of my becoming.
These pages hold pieces of my past, reflections on the present, and hope for the life still unfolding. I am sharing from where I am—not from a place of having everything figured out.
A gentle content note: parts of my story refer to physical, verbal, and sexual abuse, abandonment, foster care, and pregnancy at 17. You are welcome to pause, skip a story, or choose a lighter chapter.
A beginning is not the whole story
My childhood included physical, verbal, and sexual abuse, and growing up in foster care. I became pregnant at 17 and aged out of care at 18. Those experiences are part of my story, but they are not all of who I am.
Today, I am a wife and a mother of four daughters. I am still exploring how early experiences shape trust, emotions, self-worth, and the ways I connect with the people I love.
I want to make room for the difficult chapters without letting them take away the joyful ones. There is space here for childhood memories, life in care, motherhood, marriage, family adventures, and the everyday work of becoming.
Choose where to go next
With tenderness, for the girl I was
Letters to the Little Girl I Used to Be
A series of letters looking back with compassion rather than blame. These pages make room for the child who deserved safety, kindness, and love—and for the woman still learning to offer herself that same care.
Content note: this series includes references to childhood abuse and abandonment. Please read at your own pace.
Your past doesn’t have to define your future.
You can create a beautiful life while still healing from a painful beginning.
There is room for you here
If you grew up in care, survived childhood abuse, became a mother young, or are simply finding your way through a difficult past, I hope these pages help you feel less alone.
Follow my journey through new reflections, letters, and the ordinary moments that make a life. You are welcome to read quietly, return when you need to, or reach out.