Hi, I’m Rebecca.
I’m a mother of three, a writer, a breathwork guide, and a woman who’s spent the last few years walking through fire.
In September 2018, my husband Paul died by suicide.
Two months later, our daughter Elizabeth was diagnosed with stage IV cancer.
Grief and crisis collided — and I became the anchor.
The caregiver.
The steady one.
I kept going. Because I had to.
But the truth is… I never stopped long enough to feel what all of that cost me.
Now, nearly seven years later, my body, mind, and soul are asking for something I never thought I could give myself:
A sacred pause.
Not to escape. Not to collapse.
But to remember. To heal. To breathe.
This GoFundMe is me doing something I’ve never done before —letting myself be seen in need.
Asking for help not from panic, but from permission.
Trusting that vulnerability doesn’t make me weak — it makes me real.
💛 Your support will help:
• Cover essential living costs while I step back from work
• Create space for grief integration and nervous system repair
• Offer safety and stability for my children during this shift
• Support the slow becoming of what’s next — not forced, but felt
But more than that… this pause is planting something.
🌱 What’s growing from this stillness
I’ve spent years quietly gathering wisdom through survival:
how to breathe through loss,
how to listen in silence,
how to find light even in the deepest dark.
Now, I want to share that.
This pause isn’t the end — it’s a becoming.
In time, it will birth offerings: poetry, breathwork journeys, soul care spaces — gifts from a woman who has lived what she teaches.
This isn’t a cry for rescue.
It’s a reclamation.
A whispered but steady “I matter too.”
I almost didn't share this. But I'm learning to open-slowly, honestly. Below is a poem I wrote during this unraveling season. It says more than any polished picture or pitch ever could.
You don't have to give to support-witnessing is a gift too. Sharing is a gift. Reading this is a gift.
Thank you for walking with me.
With so much love and deepest gratitude, Rebecca
