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I am documenting my journey here, partly for myself to look back on and partly because this shit has not been easy.

There were a lot of times that I had to figure it out on my own, find the answers, do the research, make mistakes, try and fail, and honestly I still don’t have it figured out, but I have learned to see the beauty of the process. I hope you can find some of my experiences relatable and comfort in knowing that you are not alone. I am a big believer of individuality and individual experience. Often times it feels very lonely seeing and feeling things in a way that only you can, but it is also so beautiful that everyone holds a unique perspective and can see the same moment completely different than someone else. It can also really hurt when that experience or feeling seems really big to you but small to the people you love most. I am here to validate that feeling and move forward together to better the situation.

My name is Liz, I am 25 years old and the mother to my very energetic 3.5 year old daughter, Stevie. My life has changed drastically in the last four years, although even the slightest change feels drastic. Since graduating from my small town Oklahoma High School in 2018, I feel like I have lived a dozen lives; from being engaged at 18 and working on a pipeline in the oil field, beginning college with a full ride scholarship in Physics Engineering; dropping out of college, calling off the engagement, and moving home when my mental health was at an all time low. I went back to college the following year in a different town, at a different school, with a different major (Public Relations & Communications) and found out I was pregnant. I moved back home again after finishing the school year and spent my pregnancy prioritizing my health and being close to family but also alone with myself internally exploring who I was, who I wanted to be for my baby, and what my life was going to look like moving forward.

Fast forward to 2024. I am currently a full time Marketing Director of a corporation made up of three separate business entities (mostly) from home. My daughter started Pre-K in August, a big adjustment after spending every week day together for her entire life. I have learned (and still learning) to successfully navigate co-parenting with my child’s father (the ex-fiancé mentioned above). I have recently discovered the cause of my three year long struggle with chronic illness, completely shifted my lifestyle, diet, mental and emotional well-being. I am continuing to learn, grow, research, love, parent, live, and change every day but life is finally starting to feel peaceful. I am secure in myself, my parenting choices, my finances, my career and am on a path of true healing both physically and emotionally.

After reading that roller-coaster, I’m sure you’re wondering “why start a blog?” and the short answer is because it took a lot of mistakes, failures, time, and research to figure out what worked for me.

When life moves so fast and you are struggling, either mentally or physically it is hard to find the time to put in work for answers and results, and the faster you get those answers and results the faster you can create balance and peace in your self, your family, and your home.

In these posts I will get a brief summary of what I am or was going through and direct answers to what I learned and used to improve the situation along with sources to support any information.

So let’s start this journey!

Talk soon, xoxo

-Liz