Special Episode Two: What Remembering Taught Me

Writing The Sacred Work of Remembering changed me—but not in the ways I expected.

In this special episode, I reflect on the lessons that emerged after I wrote the final page. Rather than revisiting my story, I'm sharing the wisdom I wish someone had shared with me years ago—about healing, self-trust, relationships, and the patterns we unknowingly carry into adulthood.

If you've ever wondered why healing isn't linear, why certain relationship dynamics keep repeating, or why understanding your past can change your future, this conversation is for you.

This episode also serves as the bridge into our next chapter.

Next week, we begin Season Two of Healing After Heartbreak: The Heartbreak We Don't Talk About—a season dedicated to exploring the heartbreaks that rarely have a name but profoundly shape the way we love, trust, and see ourselves.

We'll be talking about:

• Mother wounds and father wounds

• Emotional neglect and growing up too fast

• Family roles and generational patterns

• People-pleasing and boundaries

• Church hurt and friendship heartbreak

• Estrangement, grief, and reconciliation

• Rebuilding self-trust and creating healthier relationships

If today's episode sparked curiosity about your own relationship patterns, I invite you to take my free Heartbreak Pattern™ Assessment. In about five minutes, you'll discover the pattern that's been shaping your relationships, where it likely began, and practical first steps toward healing.

If this episode encouraged you, I'd love for you to subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who needs the reminder that healing isn't about becoming someone new—it's about understanding your story well enough to create a different future.

Thank you for spending these two special episodes with me. I can't wait to begin this next journey together.

See you next week for Season Two: The Heartbreak We Don't Talk About.

Special Episode One: The Story I Was Finally Ready to Tell

Some stories aren't written at a desk.

They're written in journals no one else was meant to read.

In long walks after difficult days.

In therapy sessions.

In prayers whispered through tears.

And in the quiet moments when healing begins to make sense.

In this special episode, I'm sharing the story behind The Sacred Work of Remembering—not the publishing journey, but the healing journey that made the book possible.

For years, I wasn't trying to write a book.

I was simply trying to survive.

Looking back, I can see that every journal entry, every hard conversation, every step toward healing was quietly becoming part of a much bigger story.

If you've ever wondered whether your own story matters...

If you've questioned whether healing is really possible...

Or if you've been carrying chapters you've never known how to put into words...

I hope this conversation reminds you that your story is not something to outrun.

It may be the very place where healing begins.

• Why The Sacred Work of Remembering took years to write.

• How healing often begins long before we realize we're telling a story.

• The difference between surviving and truly living.

• Why courage isn't the absence of fear—it's choosing honesty anyway.

• What "remembering" really means.

• Why your story matters, even if it doesn't feel extraordinary.

"For years, I wasn't writing a book. I was trying to survive. I just didn't know survival was quietly becoming a story."

If today's conversation resonated with you, The Sacred Work of Remembering is available in both Kindle and paperback.

Whether you read one page at a time or finish it in a weekend, my hope is that it reminds you of one simple truth:

Healing isn't about becoming someone new.

It's about remembering who you were before pain convinced you to forget.

If this conversation spoke to your heart, would you take a moment to follow the podcast, leave a rating or review, or share this episode with someone who may need it today?

Your support helps these conversations reach more women who are learning to rebuild self-trust, find emotional safety, and believe that healing is possible.

Thank you for being here.

I'm so grateful we're walking this journey together.