My inner child remembers many a Mother's Day. My body recalls the pressure and stress, the sadness I felt deep down, and the depression that was palpable in the house. 

Travel back with me to 9:30 Saturday morning. Evan and the kids were at a school event. My friend Peter was in town for the weekend and had stayed overnight with us. He was close by, but not inside with me and Brielle.⁣

I am honoring my journey, as complex as it might be, and calling it beautiful. I am learning what freedom feels like at a new level. I am becoming more at one with myself.

Do you desperately want your life to change?! I’m going to share my secrets with you! Get ready because it’s going to be better than you’re thinking!

It’s been 9 years since the day I said “I do”...

I have allowed myself to be weak when I knew I could be strong. I’ve let myself cry when I knew I could hold it back. I’ve given myself permission to feel sadness in moments when I could’ve pushed through and blocked it.