I once heard you don't need to be an expert to write.  You just need to be an expert in your own experience.   I write as a mother, a daughter and as a woman trying to find my way.   Within a grief stricken heart, a great love once lived.  With every tear shed, laughter has healed the soul.  With each of life's blessings, a struggle was fought.   With each rebirth of self, there was a journey out from under the rubble.