For decades, Margaret lived in the shadow of the trees—her family wounds, abandonment, addiction, loss, and the lifelong ache of not belonging.

Raised in a family where silence replaced connection, she learned to survive by disappearing from herself. Through estrangement, painful relationships, motherhood, her child’s transition, and the fear of losing another child to illness, the wounds she carried could no longer remain hidden.

At her breaking point, Margaret faced an impossible choice: continue running from her pain or finally turn toward it.

Facing the Trees is the story of that turning—a raw and powerful journey through trauma, spiritual seeking, and the courage to heal. Guided by Buddhist wisdom and decades of spiritual practice, Margaret discovers that the suffering she feared held the path to freedom.

A testament to resilience, self-worth, and the healing power of awareness, Facing the Trees invites us to face what shadows us and find our way home.