Asking for help is hard, and I don't know where to begin. I'm currently behind on all my bills to the point that I'm dodging calls from debt collectors, looking into filing bankruptcy, and facing losing my home and car. I am trying to raise $7,000 in order to pay for a bankruptcy lawyer, catch up on my mortgage payments to avoid foreclosure, and catch up on my car payments, insurance, and much needed repairs.

You're probably wondering, "But Kayleigh, how did you get here?" And that's a complicated story that I'll try to keep brief. I spent 10 years living with a narcissist who gaslit and manipulated me without me realizing it until the spring of 2024 when I broke my right ankle and was unable to work. While I was stuck at home healing, the emotional abuse became more and more evident and physical, but I couldn't bring myself to leave him out of fear of, well, being here in financial instability.

That summer, after I got back to working, I got the courage to end the relationship. He agreed to continue to pay for the debt in both our names. Fast forward to that fall, when he ended up getting arrested and will be in prison for probably the rest of his life because he was, unbeknownst to me, using apps to get inappropriate content. I was left with all the debt, a ransacked mess of a house, and a pile of trauma to heal from.

I thought I'd be fine, but then I was put on furlough, and when I got back to my job in healthcare after spending a few months deep healing, I realized that it was also causing me extreme burnout, and I had to step away from my career of 8 years to focus on myself and regulating my nervous system this summer. I have not found a higher-paying job that will allow me to catch up at this point.

All I can do now is continue to move forward, and I'm at the point where I recognize I cannot do this alone, and that's where you come in. It is my mission and goal to not only reach financial stability but to continue healing and inspiring others to do the same.