If you've ever felt stuck, constantly running on a broken blueprint, this episode of The Raw & Rooted Life Podcast is for you. We’re having the hardest, but most essential, conversation: tracing decades of pain back to the original wound. I share the profound impact of childhood abandonment and neglect—the vulnerable space where my foundation of low self-worth was built. That broken base made me a magnet for toxic relationships and destructive patterns, which ultimately drove me toward substances. Join me as I explain how finding that rock bottom was the radical shift that forced me to finally stop running and start healing trauma. Your childhood narratives don't have to be your destiny; it’s time to stop the vicious cycle and reclaim your power and voice.

I spent years fighting a secret struggle—a hidden battle with drug use that kept me from my true self. On this very first chapter of The Raw & Rooted Life Podcast, I'm going beyond the surface to reveal the moments of surrender that led to choosing sobriety and the challenging but absolutely essential work of addiction recovery. This isn't just a story about getting clean; it's the story of taking the first uncomfortable steps to heal deep trauma and why that process forced me to become a Health Coach. If you're ready to leave shame behind and start forging your own rooted life, this episode is your beginning.