Lineage is beyond words. Most of its understanding is actually in the unspoken. The rituals, traditions, beliefs, systems, emotions and language we have accepted for centuries without question. These agreements, as Don Miguel Ruiz would call them, that have permeated our lives without knowing. But the women whose stories follow these pages began to ask some questions. Is there another way? Is there more than meets the eye? Do I have to hold the same shame those who have come before me have felt or can I release that? What do I want to pass down to others? Is it possible to carry the wisdom without the pain? This book invited me to spaces within myself that I didn’t know existed. To hidden places where emotions lay buried waiting for the day when I felt brave enough to meet them with love and compassion. This book invites us all to do just that.