She became nobody when her children died then butterflies taught her who to be

10/09/2025 20 min Episodio 123
She became nobody when her children died then butterflies taught her who to be

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What happens when losing your children means losing yourself completely? After four devastating deaths, Vickie Menendez faced something even more terrifying than grief - she became nobody."When my kids passed away, it's like that identity was dissolving," she admits. "Even though I still had my son with my second husband, it's like when you lose those things, like you lose your home, you lose your job, you lose a relationship, you lose your children. Then you start asking these questions, who am I?"The woman who had been defined as "mother" for decades suddenly had no children to mother. The identity that had anchored her entire existence was gone. She wasn't just grieving her babies - she was grieving herself.But in her darkest moment of complete dissolution, Vickie created something that would save her: the butterfly field visualization. Instead of remembering her daughter dying in a hospital bed, she imagined their last moments together in a field of wildflowers where her daughter turns into thousands of butterflies, saying "bye for now.""Every time I think of her, we go to that field together," Vickie explains. Those butterflies didn't just help her remember her daughter - they taught her how to become someone new.Discover how a woman who became nobody when everything fell apart used butterflies to rebuild her identity from absolute nothing - and why your complete dissolution might be exactly what you need to discover who you're truly meant to be.Send us a textSupport the show If You’ve Been Hooked on These Episodes… This Is for You If this podcast has been landing deep… if each story feels like it’s peeling back something raw and real in you… then don’t ignore that. Every guest you’ve heard made the same decision: to stop performing and start healing. Now it’s your turn. Take the Silent Collapse Diagnostic. It’s not a quiz. It’s a wake-up tool for women who are done pretending they’re fine. No fluff. No journaling prompts. Just a straight-up mirror into where you’re silently collapsing behind the mask of success. If you're serious about reclaiming your energy, your clarity, your life start there. Because breakthrough doesn’t begin with doing more. It begins with finally seeing what’s been stealing your power. Take the self-audit now. Learn more about Baz Porter at www.bazporter.com

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