In this episode of Mental Mom3nts, I’m sharing how I began to recognize the things I needed to heal from and how recurring patterns in my life kept leading me back to the same emotional and relational spaces.

This conversation is about what happens when you stop ignoring the cycles in your life and start paying attention to what they’re trying to teach you.

I reflect on growing up in a divided household, learning how to mask dysfunction, and becoming overly self-sacrificial in relationships. I unpack how unhealed wounds quietly shaped my choices, why I kept trying to be “the solution” for everyone else, and how I searched for safety and validation outside of myself.

I also share a pivotal moment with my brother that forced me to stop looking for answers outside of myself and finally confront the healing work within.

We talk about how childhood environments shape adult relationship patterns, why recurring cycles are clues and not coincidences, and what it really means to become a stable and loving environment for yourself.

If you’ve ever felt stuck repeating the same emotional cycles, struggling with self-abandonment, or searching for healing in relationships, environments, or validation outside of yourself, this episode will meet you right where you are.

You don’t have to finish where you started.
You just have to start paying attention to the patterns.

This is a conversation and I pray what took me 12 steps only takes you three.