It's Not All Love and Light

Samantha didn't grow up in a normal family. Her grandmother Gaia was a prominent metaphysical teacher who had an overarching philosophy of Love and Light to share with the world. This, coupled with Samantha's starkly different life with her mother, culminated in a childhood of confusion, complexity, and abuse. As an adult attempting to find her place in the world, Samantha begins to unravel the darkness of her past while observing the patterns of chaos that exist in her mind. When she becomes a mother herself, her mental health challenges and past traumas come to a head, resulting in a spiritual crisis and crossroads. What choices will Samantha have to make to overcome her trauma wounds and break the cycle once and for all? What truths and lessons will she learn along the way? It's Not All Love and Light is a uniquely crafted memoir that tells the stories of seven generations of women through the lens of the transitional character attempting to break free from the past. Pulling from multiple works on intergenerational trauma healing, Samantha tells a story that challenges the narratives of her ancestors, imploring readers to recognize their own shadows to transmute them into Light and Love.