Welcome to Come To The Brink. I’m Zoë Flowers.

On today’s show, we’re diving deep into the realities of caregiving, emotional abuse, and the complex grief that comes from losing loved ones in more ways than one. My guest today is the dynamic and compassionate Sherri Pullum, award-winning storyteller, artist, producer, and wellness coach, who courageously uses her art and advocacy to foster healing, self-awareness, and resilience.

Sherri knows intimately the profound challenges of caring for an ailing parent—her beloved mother experienced a debilitating stroke—and simultaneously navigating the painful breakdown of a nearly 30-year marriage marked by emotional abuse and alcoholism.

Music Inspiration by Chaka Khan

Welcome to Come To The Brink. I’m Zoë Flowers—and this is where we gather to talk about the kinds of grief that don’t fit neatly into a funeral or a diagnosis.

Today, I’m sitting down with someone I deeply respect. Monica Martinez is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with nearly two decades of experience holding space for survivors of trauma, interpersonal violence, and generational harm. She’s worked in shelters, research programs, and private practice—and through it all, she’s been a caregiver, a truth-teller, and a bridge between cultures, systems, and silence.

We’re talking about how grief shows up in Latinx communities. What it means to care for your aging parent while also tending to the wounds of a community. What trauma looks like—and what healing might look like, too.

This is a conversation about thresholds. And the people who hold them.

Music Inspiration- Where is My Mind?-The Pixies

Welcome to Come to the Brink w/ Zoe Flowers. This is the space where we talk about the moments that shake us, the losses that reshape us, and the wisdom we gather along the way.

There is no quick fix to trauma.

Music Inspo-Losing My Religion By REM