I was born and raised in San Antonio, TX., the product of teenage pregnancy. My parents divorced due to domestic violence. I spent most of my childhood feeling abandoned by my father and a burden to my mother. I relied on my grandmother Lupita’s consistent, unconditional love and unwavering faith for guidance and support.

Now a divorced mother myself, I made it my mission to see that my son, Jacob feels happy and safe and knows both parents love him.

The journey hasn’t been easy. With over a decade of therapy under my belt, I gained awareness and insights that helped me in all aspects of life.

One of my proudest personal accomplishments has been building and sustaining a healthy co-parenting relationship with my son’s father.

Since 2010, I have advocated with and for all people with disabilities and empowered brain injury survivors through my work in social services.

During the 2020 pandemic, I decided to enhance my skills further and underwent thorough life coaching training. I started the courses to use the knowledge to better myself, which changed when I also decided to take a deeper dive into myself and decided that I wanted to share my tools with others.

Going through “lockdown” during COVID-19 forced me to focus on my inner child’s healing. During this time, an emotional conversation with a close friend inspired me to write a children’s book. My friend said that he thought it was great of me to better myself for my son and then had me imagine myself making a difference in many children’s lives.

Y’all, I was a person that didn’t make New Year’s resolutions or set goals because I didn’t want to disappoint myself. For the first time, in a long time, during a time of heartache, isolation, and worldwide panic, I allowed myself to dream.