Lacey’s mother gave her away to a one-armed, white gay man. It was an unusual adoption with beautiful lessons of sacrifice, forgiveness, and grief. When Lacey and her mother reunited, there were obvious clashes filled with guilt and resentment. Mother-daughter relationships can be rough. When her mother died, Lacey didn’t realize that she was depressed and grieved in unhealthy ways. In 2020, Lacey decided to try therapy for the first time. She takes us through her journey of attending ten sessions to process the death and the relationship with her mom. Lacey finds relief as she grieves her mother out loud through storytelling. There are millions of women who struggle to find a peaceful balance in their own mother-daughter relationship. Millions more have lost their mothers, and desire comfort in the lingering pain. This book is for those women—may you find refuge within these pages.