DISTINCTIVE LIFESTYLE "True change begins from within—a lesson which took me decades to learn." It has been a few months since I last wrote on my blog. A great transformation of healing has occurred for me. Now I feel ready to start sharing again. In 2023, I moved to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where deep healing for me has taken place over these past two years due to previous tragic losses and trauma. Giving me the courage to pursue the writing of my story and eventually to share with you. As a first-time author I reveal the hidden struggles of growing up with an alcoholic parent. My desire is to share my journey from childhood traumas to transformation. To serve as an invitation to readers to confront their own wounds, release shame, and reclaim the strength to live the life they were meant to live. In writing of my memoir it has been a deep dive into my childhood. A bridge between past and present from an authentic perspective. Blending pa...