11/27/2025
Today marks 2 years since I chose sobriety.
Two years since I decided I didn’t want to feel that heaviness anymore ✨ the emotional withdrawal, the anxiety, the hangovers, the sadness that lingered long after the party was over.
It happened on a Thanksgiving Day gathering, and that day became a turning point. I didn’t know it then, but it was the beginning of reclaiming myself.
Today, I celebrate clarity. I celebrate peace.
I celebrate coming back home to me.
From serving food out of my tiny apartment in November 2020…
To registering my LLC in 2021 and completing the Business Incubator Program with Local First…
To flipping arepas at the Downtown Phoenix Farmers Market and Uptown…
To hosting Karaoke Nights at Testal…
These five years bring tears to my eyes, gratitude to my heart, and joy to my soul. Through my food, I’ve connected with so many of you 🥹sharing stories, hugs, laughs, and reminders that community is still possible in a world that often keeps us apart.
I thank God for the gifts He placed in me 🕊️my voice, my talents, my heart, my personality 🫶🏽every part of me that He uses to serve, to love, and to create spaces where people can feel seen, heard, and safe.
So much has shifted this past year, and I’m learning how to live inside the prayers I once whispered.
If you’re reading this, reach out to your people.
Send that message. Write that letter. Make the uncomfortable call.
Let yourself be loved. Open your heart and let God guide the rest.
You are not alone.
Rest. Reset.
It was in the turmoil where I had to surrender.
It was in the storm where I had to let go.
It was in the darkest moments where I realized how deeply I needed Him.
You are not alone. The battles, the struggles, the challenges… they pass.
God is with all of us.
Thank you for walking with me on this journey 🤍
