I Lost My Mother and Found My Purpose

An honest conversation about how I discovered my purpose through healing and loss.

Ms. Kyla D. Hughes

I Lost My Mother and Everything Changed.

There are some losses that leave you questioning who you are, what matters, and what you are supposed to do next.

For me, losing my mother became one of those turning points.

I missed her voice, her presence, her encouragement, and the way she believed in me.

Grief made life feel different, but it also made me look at my own life more closely.

I started asking myself questions I could no longer ignore.

Am I really living?

Am I using my gifts?

Am I becoming the woman I was created to be?

My mother always believed I was born for a reason.

After losing her, those words stayed with me.

Over time, grief began turning into purpose.

I started choosing myself more intentionally. I became more serious about my faith, my healing, my voice, and the work I wanted to do.

That journey eventually became part of the heart behind She’s Winning Magazine.

I wanted to create something that encouraged women to start again, choose themselves, heal, dream bigger, and believe that their best chapter could still be ahead of them.

In many ways, the work I do today carries my mother with it.

Even fuchsia, the color woven throughout my brand, reminds me of her.

I would never say losing my mother was easy or that purpose erased the pain.

It didn’t.

But I learned that grief and purpose can exist together.

I can miss her and still move forward.

I can wish she were here and still become the woman she always believed I could be.

I lost my mother.

But somewhere in the healing, I found a deeper understanding of myself.

I found my voice.

I found my mission.

And I found my purpose.

TAKE NOTES

Sometimes our hardest seasons reveal what matters most.

Your pain does not have to be the end of your story.

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DISCLAIMER

This article reflects a personal experience with grief and loss and is intended for inspiration and general education only. Everyone processes grief differently. If you are struggling to cope with loss, consider speaking with a licensed mental health professional, grief counselor, or healthcare provider.