The Healing is a story about courage, self-reflection, and perseverance of the spirit. It is an unravelling of my old skin set aflame to purge my past and set it free. This is a journey of releasing the anger, resentment, pain, fear, expectation, disappointment, and desperation that tested my self-worth, self-respect, and judgment. I felt an unparalleled need to make amends with the demons that haunted my subconscious mind. The deep dive into myself has allowed me to rework painful memories into life lessons. My shadow work has guided me to resee the events of the past through the eyes of a woman versus the grief of a child, requiring me to forgive those who have done me harm, including myself. My story is dedicated to those who believe in themselves enough to about-face and challenge their looming shadows.