And then, one morning, driving my son again to daycare, I saw a stag sculpture looking up, howling into the pink morning sky. That’s it. That’s it, I said out loud. My son asked, What, Mama? And I told him—that’s exactly what I should be painting. It all seemed to just connect at that moment. The deer. The presence. The fear of losing him. So I started choosing the reference, the colors. Mixing them, setting up my easel. And then the challenges began….

In this episode, I open up about the challenges of rebuilding my online presence after relocating to Washington. I share how frustrating it was to face technical problems and how an encounter with a mourning bird unexpectedly helped me understand that sometimes, we need time to process and let go. In those vulnerable moments, I discovered that it's okay to start over. Painting became my therapeutic outlet, allowing me to heal and reconnect with my creativity. This episode is a reminder that healing and moving forward are personal processes, and it's okay to take things one step at a time.