I am honored to help this beautiful young woman share her story. It is all about her journey to finding forgiveness through finding strength in her faith. Espi I wish you all the luck and love in the world on your journey through life. Thank you for sharing.

I decided to change things up and record the first story ever sent to me. It is written anonymously and is all about her rough beginning in life and faith to finding her saving grace and thriving. It is a true testimony of even when she didn't have the best environment growing up and she kept trying to better her life, with the hard work and determination and her desire to find God, she has emerged from the ashes of her childhood and rough beginning to now have the life she dreams of and to walk in the footsteps God places before her.

This episode provides information based on my story from episode 2. It is all about what fear of abandonment is, how to identify signs of it, and ways you can heal from it so that you can grow and live a more fulfilling life. Below are the links for the articles I used as resources in my research that helped me to identify areas of myself that I needed to look at, heal, and make changes in so that I can be a better partner in a relationship. https://cptsdfoundation.org/2021/02/25/the-long-term-effects-of-abandonment/ https://www.crackliffe.com/words/2022/7/14/how-to-heal-fear-of-abandonment

In episode #1 I wanted to introduce myself and tell you a little about how I ended up starting a podcast. I also wanted to explain what my hopes are for the podcast and what I would like to see it grow into. I hope you all enjoy and remember if you have a story you want to share please reach out so I can get you on an episode. Music: Let The Good Times Roll by Evert Z