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October 18, 2022 117 mins

https://www.instagram.com/sky2fy

My name is Schuyler. I was born and raised in Florida, graduating from FSU in late 2021. I grew up in a home with a single mother who did everything she could to raise me well. The two of us have faced plenty of trials and tribulations, but we are both still standing! I hope my story can help anyone who is facing similar challenges. Everything that this young man suggests for conquering different struggles, are in his own words. Everything that Christy suggests, again, are in her own words. We are not experts. These are things that worked for us.

Sky, as his mom calls him, is around 23 and has gone through more trials than a child, an adolescent, or  young adult would want to go through. From divorced parents to a mother who had an alcohol addiction, to adjusting a big move when his mom remarried, losing his best friend while surfing on a family vacation, He and his mom tackled that together, (his mom has been sober I believe 14 years) I am hoping to interview her when she is ready.

Where did Sky get his strength to endure all the things? His mother is amazing. She too has had all these struggles and more, and so far has never relapsed. She was brought up in a Christian environment just like she has brought up Sky. This all began with her mother and father, which they shared in bringing up Sky all of his life. Sky's grandmother passed away a year ago from Cancer, at the same time his grandfather ad to be put in a safe place for him as his dementia stopped him from being able to take himself and soon after his stepfather passed away from Parkinson's. All in a year's time. This of course was also during our pandemic, which as we all know has made things that more difficult.

The rest of this story, well, you just need to hear. And pardon me jumping in there with my similar stories. 

If you have a Life Struggle to share, please email: strugglesarehard@gmail.com

my Instagram: https://www.instagram,com/thechristycollier (personal)

my other Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifestrugglespodcast (please follow that page to see some clips of some of our podcast, or to dm me.

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