Welcome to my blog—my musings about my life. I’m a 30-something divorced mom of 2 beautiful boys, living in Montana. I’ve worked as an RN for over 10 years, as a fully functioning alcoholic, self-medicating because honestly, the world is just too overwhelming and I never learned how to cope in a healthy way. It’s terrifying sharing my skeletons with the world, but if it wasn’t for the people who shared their weaknesses with me, I would still be feeling trapped and alone, wondering what was wrong with me. I write to process my thoughts, and create art to process my emotions. This blog is my journey of learning to be a better mom by managing my thoughts and emotions, building healthy relationships, and creating a life I love, sober.

“Nobody escapes being wounded. We are all wounded people, whether physically, emotionally, mentally, or spiritually. The main question is not, ‘How can we hide our wounds?’ so we don’t have to be embarrassed, but ‘How can we put our woundedness in the service of others?’ When our wounds cease to be a source of shame, and become a source of healing, we have become wounded healers.” —Henri Nouwen