I am a recently separated mother of three wonderful boys. Going through my separation was one of the hardest, emotional, and heart breaking things I have experienced.

I come from a very traditional Italian family where family is everything – you made your bed now you need to lie in it. I met my soon to be ex when I was 16 and married at 19. Yes, 19, what did I know at that young age. Anyway I did it and I don’t regret it. I have three great children.

I lived and married a man whom I did not love and for 15years he was sexually, emotionally, and physically abusive towards me. I finally had the courage and strength to leave him and believe me, it wasn’t easy for me or my children but I felt I had no choice. I had to do what I had to do.

When my mother passed away, I knew the day was coming that my marriage would be over. I didn’t know when or how but she was the glue that held us together and when she passed I just knew it was going to fall apart.

I remember going to sleep at night and praying for my marriage to be over, praying for better things for me and to find someone I want and someone I would be so much in love with that I could give him 100 percent of who I am, because I loved them, not because I had to or because someone tells you, you need to. I am done with pleasing everyone else in my life other than me. Now it’s my turn, and this is what got me to The SECRET. It was the best thing that could have ever happened to me and at the perfect time.

The Secret has shown me that things are what you make them. I am now looking at the positive in everything I do including my battle with my ex. I am looking forward to a bright future and I know that leaving my husband was the best choice I made, not for anyone else but for me. My children and I are going to be great. We are going to get through this.

I know my prince is going to come and sweep me off my feet. I know that my money problems are going to disappear … I know this, like I know this, like I know this… thank you .. I am grateful for The Secret coming into my life when I needed it most…