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So I'm in a South suburb of Chicago, Homer Glen near Orland Park. Okay.

So I'm in a South suburb of Chicago, Homer Glen near Orland Park. Okay.

So I'm in a South suburb of Chicago, Homer Glen near Orland Park. Okay.

Yeah. Yeah. So thank you, Oprah and Dr. Kthema for having me here today and really this platform, this podcast. So I'm on an emotional healing journey with myself. I became a teen mom at the age of 16. And while my daughter, Caitlin, was an absolute blessing, she literally saved my life because I was on a bad path as a teenager.

Yeah. Yeah. So thank you, Oprah and Dr. Kthema for having me here today and really this platform, this podcast. So I'm on an emotional healing journey with myself. I became a teen mom at the age of 16. And while my daughter, Caitlin, was an absolute blessing, she literally saved my life because I was on a bad path as a teenager.

Yeah. Yeah. So thank you, Oprah and Dr. Kthema for having me here today and really this platform, this podcast. So I'm on an emotional healing journey with myself. I became a teen mom at the age of 16. And while my daughter, Caitlin, was an absolute blessing, she literally saved my life because I was on a bad path as a teenager.

But I struggled with kind of my sense of self-worth and trying to prove myself. you know, kind of trying to beat that stigma or, you know, that being another statistic in terms of a teen mom. So I really just like pushed myself into my nursing career, you know, working full time, going to school. I mean, going all the way to the end.

But I struggled with kind of my sense of self-worth and trying to prove myself. you know, kind of trying to beat that stigma or, you know, that being another statistic in terms of a teen mom. So I really just like pushed myself into my nursing career, you know, working full time, going to school. I mean, going all the way to the end.

But I struggled with kind of my sense of self-worth and trying to prove myself. you know, kind of trying to beat that stigma or, you know, that being another statistic in terms of a teen mom. So I really just like pushed myself into my nursing career, you know, working full time, going to school. I mean, going all the way to the end.

I got my terminal degree, my doctorate in nursing, which I'm extremely proud of. But in that process, I neglected the people that matter the most, which was my family.

I got my terminal degree, my doctorate in nursing, which I'm extremely proud of. But in that process, I neglected the people that matter the most, which was my family.

I got my terminal degree, my doctorate in nursing, which I'm extremely proud of. But in that process, I neglected the people that matter the most, which was my family.

And I remember this aha moment, as you say, Oprah, where husband Dale, who's an amazing man, and we speak to each other from a place of love and honesty, he said to me, I feel like you treat your patients better than you treat your family. Yeah. And it was in that moment that I was like, oh, my God, I am pouring so much in to others and service that by the time I come home, I'm empty.

And I remember this aha moment, as you say, Oprah, where husband Dale, who's an amazing man, and we speak to each other from a place of love and honesty, he said to me, I feel like you treat your patients better than you treat your family. Yeah. And it was in that moment that I was like, oh, my God, I am pouring so much in to others and service that by the time I come home, I'm empty.

And I remember this aha moment, as you say, Oprah, where husband Dale, who's an amazing man, and we speak to each other from a place of love and honesty, he said to me, I feel like you treat your patients better than you treat your family. Yeah. And it was in that moment that I was like, oh, my God, I am pouring so much in to others and service that by the time I come home, I'm empty.

And I am not showing up as my best self to the people that matter the most. And so it was really hard, but I decided that I would make a career shift so that I could give to these nonprofessional aspects of my life. And then but then I found myself in another predicament. I was in this like identity crisis. You know, for 15 plus years, I've been a nurse. I've been a nurse practitioner.

And I am not showing up as my best self to the people that matter the most. And so it was really hard, but I decided that I would make a career shift so that I could give to these nonprofessional aspects of my life. And then but then I found myself in another predicament. I was in this like identity crisis. You know, for 15 plus years, I've been a nurse. I've been a nurse practitioner.

And I am not showing up as my best self to the people that matter the most. And so it was really hard, but I decided that I would make a career shift so that I could give to these nonprofessional aspects of my life. And then but then I found myself in another predicament. I was in this like identity crisis. You know, for 15 plus years, I've been a nurse. I've been a nurse practitioner.

But now that I'm not in that role, I'm not directly doing that. It was kind of like, who am I?

But now that I'm not in that role, I'm not directly doing that. It was kind of like, who am I?