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Hi, Everyone.

My name is Kristin. I am excited and, admittedly, a little nervous to start sharing my mind with you. For years, I have been trying to find an outlet, not necessarily to share my thoughts in order to find connections with other people, but more of a word-vomit situation where I could navigate my healing journey through writing. Even if no one ever reads this, or for the casual reader, for the avid follower, I just wanted a space to be able to write the things I could never say out loud.

So a little bit about me, without over-sharing:

I am a full-fledged Millenial who grew up in the Midwest. I have experienced some very, very highs, and even lower lows in my life that have led me to where and who I am today. There is literally nothing “perfect” about me. Every edge, every nook and crannie, is at least slightly imperfect.

But through it all, I am working on healing through sharing as much of my truth as I can while still remaining authentic to myself. I am private, but willing to share what I’ve learned with others to (hopefully) help them understand they are not alone in the journey.

I am a mom, which is the greatest joy and blessing of my life. With that, has come some real hardships and triumphs, and everything in between; It’s important to me that I share my experiences with it all.

I am a survivor of a decade or more of domestic abuse, and while that is a huge part of my story, it in no way defines me. I want to share what I went through, how I overcame it, and how it formed a lot of how I move through the world today, not because I feel like I know it all, but because I think talking about it matters.

I am a wife, a full-time working woman who (somehow) survived life in Corporate America for a time, and someone who has followed a less-than-traditional path to what I consider success, and I want to talk about what that has looked like for me.

As with any blog, my experiences and thoughts are strictly my own. If I’m honest, I don’t spend much time researching others’ opinions, nor do I have a legitimate understanding of anything to do with politics, current events, religion, or any other hot button topic people like to talk about.

This is just my life. My experiences and my opinions based off the life I have lived. I am aware that my exposure, comparatively, is fairly minimal. I am not well-traveled, well-versed in other cultures, or even understanding of the lives of those who have had it more difficult than I. I truly only have experiences within my bubble and small corner of the world, and yet, I think that matters too.

It’s okay if you don’t agree with me or understand me. I am used to being weird, I have carried that label all my life.

Truthfully, this is my last-ditch effort at “healing”, whatever that is.

Feel free to follow along, or not.

Feel free to agree, or not.

I have no idea what I’m doing, and I think at least most people can relate to that, if nothing else. I just want to talk, and I hope you stick around to have a dialogue.

Welcome to my blog, whatever that looks like. Because, while I’m not sure whether anyone really “blogs” anymore or not, I truly believe I can meet at least one person where they are. And who knows, maybe while I’m trying to heal myself, I can help someone else, too.

My name is Kristin, and I’m really glad you’re here.