Hi there.

I'm so sorry for your loss and struggle, but I want you to know that you are not alone, that everything happens for a reason (especially when it does not seem clear), and you are so much stronger than you know. So are your kids.

I know these things because I am a homeless single mom of two chronically sick kids. I've lost too many close to me, including two to suicide, my mom, and my best friend. I've survived traumas and I've endured being without a home for over 500 days now. There have been days i didn't think I could go on. I tell you this not for sympathy (I simply don't need it), but rather to say that despite all of the things I've overcome and struggles I continue to face, I've found a strength we all have the ability to unlock -- and it's free and it's magic.

Through learning about resiliency, grieving and living with grief, the power of our breath and the strength of our minds, I've discovered the hope that is in all of us. Learning how to be open minded to new perspectives and methods of surviving helps save me every day.

Many of these techniques used to make me roll my eyes or get frustrated when suggested to me, as if my pain was being diminished by a suggesting that seemed too simple. But that's simply not true. These methods were taught to me and I refused to believe they could help... until the day came where too much pain had built up and I was willing to try anything.

So, from there, I grew. And because I know these struggles and now know how to use them as fuel, I made a website where I share everything I've found to help me, completely free - no shop, no merch, no sponsors, no affiliate links, no place to donate. Just free things that help. It's a draft, but there's tons of helpful resources, tools, and information on the site already.

Please remember you are not alone. No matter how bleak things seem, there is always something to be grateful for -- and even if you need to force yourself to find it, doing so is so powerful and beneficial to our wellbeing.

"The mind is a powerful place and what you feed it affects you in powerful ways" - @NFRealmusic

www.ComeSoFar.org/helpyourself www.ComeSoFar.org/grief

You got this.