11. The Dreams That Wait for Us

For years, I barely sang—not on a stage, not professionally, and eventually, not even to myself. 

Music had once been at the center of my life. I began voice lessons as a child, earned a degree in vocal performance, and spent years singing professionally in San Diego. But as I built my life around marriage, motherhood, and survival, I slowly moved myself outside the center of my own dream. By the time I stopped singing completely, even trying to sing along with a Disney movie would make me cry.

After leaving my marriage, I hope...