Anti-Blitz style 😎 I want to share a very personal story with you all. Grab a box of tissues and make yourself comfortable 🤧 By the time my mom came home from the hospital with me after my birth, my parents were already separated. I have no memory of the three of us together. There might be a picture or two somewhere, but that's all. My dad battled alcohol addiction for most of his adult life. My mom had to do what was best for me, she could raise me on her own, but she couldn’t have him around. It was a hard choice, no doubt. She never spoke badly about my dad. NEVER. In fact, she genuinely wanted me to have a relationship with him. But there were many promises, and not so many of them were kept. My dad remarried, and I have three half-siblings, six, ten, and sixteen years younger than me. Our relationship is minimal, if anything at all. Fast forward to last year, I found the book It Didn't Start With You by Mark Wolynn. It made me realize how deeply family trauma is passed down through generations, until someone is brave enough to face it. The book includes a list of questions designed to uncover hidden family wounds. I sent the questions to both of my parents, wanting to unearth any skeletons in the closet. The questions were deeply personal. While I was curious about both their responses, I didn’t expect huge surprises from my mom’s side, I had spent my entire childhood with her. But my dad’s past? I knew nothing about it. Not only was he incredibly cooperative, but I also discovered he’s an amazing writer. His emails started pouring in, one after another, written so beautifully, like a novel. And it was all new information for me. Slowly, we started talking. At one point, there was a pause in communication. I sent him a message, asking when I could expect the next chapter. He told me he was working on something else for me and asked me to be patient. A few days later, I received an eight-page letter his entire life story, told through the lens of his relationships, including his relationship with my mother. It was so raw and well-written that I could feel the heartache in every word. It was intense.

The energy all around Is amazing right now. From Skool IRL to communities collaborating and more. Big things coming in 2026 and couldn’t be more stoked. What a day! Announced a guest event and it exploded with guests booking. 31 calls in January! Here we go girls! @Dinka Salvador @Dr. Melissa Partaka Goosify upped our SkOOl game and now I’ve never had so much fun 🤩

Goosify I credit with changing my SkOOl approach. Our event in our connected communities with many of you as guests is shaping up to be cool @Dr. Melissa Partaka @Dinka Salvador

Invite three people - living or not, famous or everyday - who fill your soul with joy. Who is at your table?

Anti-Blitz time... 1. Tell me what we should be building for you HERE 2. Vote on ur focus on this post 3. Find ur Mother Fucking Buddy in the comments (MFB) by the time were done here u will have NEVER have had a LESS lonely december P.S. HUUUUGE congrats to @Angelika Vetter @Stacy Oros @Gunta Skrastiņa @Ravi Gregory Etherton!!! for winning the November blitz. u bitchez be stylin