Search
Sign Up
Login
Home
Start Here
Mindful Living
Neurodivergent
Home & Sanctuary
Money & Independence
I'm Home Magazine
Jul 15, 2026
Welcome To Finally Home
Welcome To Finally Home
00:00
08:06
Transcript
0:00
I grew up in hell. Both my mother and father were alcoholics. They divorced when I was young, and one time when I was at my father's, he overdosed and killed me.
0:09
His evil smile laughing as he watched me choking and dying still haunts me to this day. How I survived, I really don't know. I really shouldn't be here, but I am. It didn't end there.
0:21
I was physically, sexually, and emotionally abused while pretending to have a happy face. I would cry myself to sleep every night, starving and wishing for one thing: a place I could call home.
0:34
I would go for a walk and daydream about what it was like to live in a house where they get food for dinner. I would sit at my dinner table without food and alone.
0:44
I would dream about a time I could sit down with food and people. To me, the word home means something bigger than just a house. It's a safe space, a place you can feel safe in a world that sometimes feels heavy.
0:58
Catherine, welcome to Finally Home Magazine. After years of suffering, I finally found my home. Sometimes I imagine telling that thirteen-year-old me, "We made it home."
1:11
I know she would have said, "Then tell your secrets to the world because everyone deserves true happiness. Be the light for someone in the dark, a place to call home."
1:21
That's exactly what I am here to do, to give you hope that no matter what you are struggling with, you can find your home, that place where you feel safe and loved. The unimaginable happened.
1:34
I know what it feels like to have the world crashing down so deep it feels like you can't stand up. Just when you do stand up, it keeps going. If you can believe it, life actually got worse for me.
1:47
The unimaginable happened, something that only happens to the one percent of the human population. I'm going to share everything. I am going to share my story and you will find out more, so please subscribe.
2:00
Everything I write is from the deep of my heart and true stories. Everything I write is not generated by AI, but from me personally. I am writing to give you hope. How to create your home.
2:14
Throughout Finally Home Magazine, I am going to teach you how you can create that version of home that makes you feel safe, loved, and enough. "A house is made with walls and beams.
2:26
A home is built with love and dreams," Ralph Waldo Emerson. What's next?
2:33
If you are ready to feel enough, to feel loved even when the world gets heavy, to know that you are beautiful inside and out, this is the space for you. Welcome.
2:44
I want you to follow along and come back to Finally Home Magazine. I inspire this to be a place where you are reminded that you are enough just as you are. What will Finally Home Magazine be about?
2:57
You know, over the years, I really learned how to find my home. Believe it or not, I am living the life that thirteen-year-old me wanted every day.
3:07
I have some of the categories below of what you can expect with magazine. Relationships and family.
3:13
From toxic relationships, miscarriages, to healthy bonds, this will be a space you can go to for all things relationships and family. Mindfulness.
3:24
Everyone talks about how you need to meditate, find inner peace, and blah, blah, blah. I am not a doctor or therapist, and I will say that all of those things are important.
3:35
Since I am using my experience and lessons as a guide, I am going to show you how mindfulness is a state of mind. It's not about doing one meditation a day for three minutes, but rather habits throughout your day.
3:49
Money and independence. I am actually a budgeting wizard. I know what it's like to be homeless. As a teenager, my mom kicked me out of the house because her date didn't know she had kids.
4:00
Since I know what it's like to have nothing, it really taught me how to create financial wealth and independence.
4:06
From starting a business at home, budgeting, to financial freedom, these are all important things in creating your ideal home. Kitchen. After starving as a child, I didn't know what to make or how to eat.
4:20
The first time I lived on my own, I broke down because I didn't know what food to pick, how to eat, or what to eat. It sounds stupid, but I really lost the basics that made me human.
4:31
I learned how to make food that I actually love. I eat with intention, and I am excited to share how you can do the same. It really takes it from I hate cooking to I love it. Home decor. Let me be honest here.
4:45
Your home decor should be a representation of you. When you look around your house, do you feel like it's truly you?
4:51
From relaxing home decor tips to adding spunk around your house, I am going to talk about simple and affordable ways you can make your home decor part of you. Hobbies.
5:02
Finding a hobby and passion, especially at home, is such a powerful way to connect with yourself. If you want to feel safe and loved in your house, do something you love. Don't know what your hobby is yet? That's okay.
5:16
This is what this section is all about. Sexuality. Yes, I am talking about all things sex. As a female who was raped, I was terrified of sex. I hated it and didn't know what even an orgasm was.
5:30
I faked it most of the time anyways. I didn't feel connected to my body. This is the X-rated section that will getting you feeling fucking amazing. Working out. Do you find yourself saying, "I hate working out"?
5:43
Okay, I am being real with you. I think that sometimes too. I actually found out a secret to working out though. I call it mindful and intentional working out.
5:53
It's actually something that allowed me to follow through with working out. Neurodivergent. This section is important to me because I am autistic. I grew up being shamed for being different.
6:05
If you feel different or like you are a misfit in society, welcome home. Being able to say, "I'm home," is really about using your five senses to create a space where you feel loved and safe.
6:18
If you follow along, you will change your life. I am telling you, literal magic has happened with these tips. I can't even explain how magical my life has been. It's the reason why I am sharing this with you.
6:31
You can watch your life unfold in such an incredible way. You will be surprised. "When you walk through the front door of your home with that feeling that everything's okay, then you know you're home." Michelle Obama.
6:45
It's time to change your life today. If you are ready to create a space that feels like home, please subscribe. If you are not ready, that's okay. You can come back at any time.
6:57
If you do subscribe, you can expect heartfelt stories and ways you can create a space where you feel loved, safe, and enough. It's time to start creating the magic in your life that I know you deserve.
7:10
Subscribe notes: Everything I write is from the heart aimed to change your life. If you don't resonate with it, that's okay. It's important that you find someone that you connect with.
7:21
We are all different with different experiences. I ask you, though, please be kind to everyone. No negative comments. If you do leave a negative comment, I want you to think about why.
7:33
I know it's because I have said something that you need to work on. I wish you the best and hope you find the inner peace to not become that person for anyone. I am also not a doctor or therapist.
7:45
I am writing this as a survivor hoping to change your life. If you need support, please go get help and see a professional. I know it's hard, but taking that step is such an important part of making your home safe.
7:58
If you want to share your story with me, please reach out to me at any time at
[email protected]
.
Finally Home Confessions
Listen on
Apple Podcasts
Apple Podcasts
Spotify
Spotify
Pocket Casts
Pocket Casts
iHeartRadio
iHeartRadio
TuneIn
TuneIn
Recent episodes
It's Okay To Be Different
Jul 16, 2026
