Rooted & Rising

Rooted & Rising

I’m 44, going on 45 this March—an Aries through and through: resilient, passionate, and learning how to rise even when the ground beneath me once felt unsafe.

I’m a mother of two incredible children—one grown at 26 and one still finding their way at 13. I work three jobs to provide, to survive, and now… to build something better. My life has not been easy, but it has made me strong in ways I once didn’t know were possible.

I am a survivor of mental, emotional, and physical abuse—at the hands of people who should have loved and protected me. I endured harm from my own family, and I carried that pain far longer than I should have. I am also a survivor of sexual violence. What was done to me does not define me—but surviving it has shaped my courage.

I was married to someone who robbed me of my peace through lies, manipulation, and betrayal. Walking away from that chapter was one of the hardest and bravest things I have ever done. I chose myself. I chose healing. I chose truth.

This space exists because I made a decision: I will no longer carry what was never meant for me. I released relationships that no longer served my growth, my peace, or my future. I am learning what it means to live unchained—to set boundaries without guilt and to love myself without apology.

Rooted & Rising is where I write honestly about healing, faith, motherhood, identity, and rebuilding a life after trauma. It’s about staying rooted in truth while rising into who I was always meant to become.

I am not broken.
I am not defeated.
I am not what happened to me.

I am a survivor.
I am a victor.
I am still rising.

Welcome to the journey.