Most people when they first become parents, tend to look back at their own childhood for inspiration and guidance on how to raise their children, by remembering how their parents raised them. But what do you do, if you grew up in a toxic family, and did not have many good experienced to being raised in a healthy and loving family?

I’m a great believer in living life to the fullest and embracing every opportunity that comes your way. However, I didn’t always have this outlook on life. Only when I faced the biggest challenge of my life did I realise the power of the Universe and how important it is to be your most authentic self.

When I walked away from an emotionally and physically abusive marriage with my three children, then two, three, and five years old, I was stepping into an unknown future.

It ended up being the best thing I would ever do.

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