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As a child growing up with parents who had went through the traumatic experiences of being separated from their families, and forced to go to residential schools; I felt this sense of disconnection from them and did not understand why.

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I left our family home pregnant at a young age and once my daughter was born, I headed to the city at age 17. Three years later found myself fending for her and I, as a single parent.

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I managed to get my daughter to graduate Grade 12 and she moved out to live with a friend a couple of months later. As my daughter spread her wings I was ending yet another relationship.

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I found the 12 step program called Codependent's Anonymous that helped me find my voice and most importantly take accountability and responsibility for my actions and behaviors in relationships.

 A counsellor I was seeing offered a jewel of advice I will always remember: See my parents as the children they were - not receiving what they needed as children.

I quit blaming my parents for my life choices and realized how they loved me with their actions, and in the best way they knew how.

I am grateful that I was able to come to so many understandings while my parents were still alive, to truly connect with them, appreciate their wisdom and enjoy time together in new ways.

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I reconnected with my Indigenous spirituality, participating in ceremony and life definitely started to get better!

I focused on healing my relationship with myself, with my daughter, and continued on my wellness path. I have been walking this beautiful red road for over 20 years now.

My life path and a whole new world opened up for me, literally!

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