This memoir is so heartbreaking and gripping. It gets into Brandi’s past of growing up in the foster care system, abuse she endured and how the trauma impacted her. We see her claw her way out of the family cycle of children growing up in the system, abuse, drugs/alcohol, and the impact those traumas have on her psychologically and spiritually. Brandi deals with institutionalization for her mental health. As she is dealing with all of this we also see her successes, becoming a journalist, getting her first journalist jobs, raising her children, connecting with her Indigenous culture, and finding her voice. This memoir highlights the importance of land back, MMIW crisis, and the acknowledgment of how colonization has impacted Indigenous communities for generations.