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    • ๐ŸŒฑ Childhood, Faith & Identity
    • ๐Ÿ”ฅ Resilience & Past Lives
    • ๐Ÿ’” Trauma, Abuse & Cycle-Breaking
    • ๐Ÿ’ Marriage, Queerness & Love
    • ๐Ÿง  Neurodivergence, Illness & Disability
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    • ๐Ÿก Parenting, Belonging & Joy
    • โ™ฟ Accessible Family Adventures
  • Refusing Erasure: When Silence Protects Harm

    When headlines about abuse surface, my first reaction isnโ€™t political. Itโ€™s physical. My body remembers before my mind can catch up. This is about silence โ€” and what happens when harm is named but comfort is protected instead of truth.

    March 2, 2026
  • The Kind of Strength That Holds a Family Together

    Disabled motherhood builds a kind of strength people rarely talk about. From crisis moments to chronic illness days, this is what it looks like to love a family fiercely while carrying more than most people will ever know.

    November 26, 2025
  • The World Looks Purple To Me

    A journey from innocence, to hustling for survival, to rebuilding life after chronic illness. Motherhood, queerness, and the purple lens that reveals what is worth fighting for.

    November 8, 2025
  • How Almost Dying Taught Me Lifeโ€™s Too Short to Be Unhappy

    After surviving respiratory failure, I woke up to more than a second chance at lifeโ€”I woke up to clarity. I stopped waiting for perfect moments, learned to protect my peace, and began truly living again. This is the story of how almost dying taught me what it means to be alive.

    November 5, 2025

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