PrefaceIntroductionDear Son, when I visited the angels, you were there.Chapter 1Dear Son, poverty is not living in a small house, it is living in a small world.Chapter 2Dear Son, you are not a body nor the thoughts your mind makes.Chapter 3Dear Son, this too shall pass.Chapter 4Dear Son, justice is but an idea, unless someone makes it real.Chapter 5Dear Son, the truth is the truth and it must win.Chapter 6Dear Son, always wear your seat belt.Chapter 7Dear Son, any time you ask for help, you deserve an award.Chapter 8Dear Son, you are the best thing that ever happened to me.Chapter 9Dear Son, please make self-care your best friend.Chapter 10Dear Son, you can make it through anything in life, and are never alone.Chapter 11Dear Son, if anyone hurts you, I got your back. Our Creator takes care of the rest.Chapter 12Dear Son, guilt is ok. Shame never is.Chapter 13Dear Son, you are not mere DNA.Chapter 14Dear Son, if you want to go quicker, go alone. If you want to go further, go together.Chapter 15Dear Son, truth is your identity.Chapter 16Dear Son, good and bad come in waves, but the truth remains the same.Chapter 17Dear Son, the end is often the beginning.Chapter 18Dear Son, courage is often a verb.Chapter 19Dear Son, never stop growing or striving to live wholeheartedly.Chapter 20Dear Son, I got you. You got me. We got we. Family.
Summary:
Dear Son, I'm going to tell you a story, the most difficult one to share.As a young Latina and Native American lawyer and former wife of California's attorney general and treasurer, Nadia Davis has long been subjected to public scrutiny. In this powerful homage to finding one's worth in the face of mental health struggles, addiction, and public shaming, Davis shares her remarkable story. She reveals the depths of the darkness she went through, while gracefully offering transformational healing and an end to the choking grasp of shame.Lyrical and captivating, Home Is Within You recounts the author's experience of trauma and addiction amid a highly publicized abusive relationship. Davis is brutally honest about her experiences and generous in revealing the paths she found to wholeness through spiritual advocacy, healthy co-parenting, and a dedication to preventing generational trauma.Home Is Within You shares one woman's courageous journey to recovery as a mother and as a woman, and her narrative is a defense of privacy, parenthood, and autonomy.
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