A follow-up episode in a series of to-be-continued conversations with the lovely Parris Hodges; on her first episode we explored her personal and professional transformations. This week we journey through her metamorphosis into motherhood; from a miscarriage, to the diagnosis of celiac disease and endometriosis, she let fear lead her to believe that she may never be healthy enough to conceive and carry a child. However, in our human experience, it’s often hard for us to see the bigger picture, unable to connect the dots until the present day becomes a past memory.

And that is where her journey begins, two months into a new relationship, she found out she was pregnant, although fear plagued her, Parris knew this baby came into existence with a purpose.

Motherhood brought much needed perspective into Parris’ life, including the realization of the influence we have on our children and the perspectives for the stories they’ll one day narrate of their own lives, this awareness led Parris to release the ongoing struggles she shared w/ her son’s father of constantly “trying to make it work,” instead, she chose to offer her son a more healthy image of what (self) love looks like.

Like many of us, Parris struggles with addiction - to chaos, control and codependency - and it has been in her ability to surrender that she has found her freedom. I can relate to Parris’ story in so many ways and I am honored that she’s so openly shared her evolution with me, if you feel called to support her as she walks the road to sobriety and healing, I encourage you to follow along with her on IG @parris.hodges, she’s quite an inspirational woman!