While Alara is not a mother herself, her journey through the foster care system offers a powerful reminder of why programs like Thrive exist — to heal the roots of separation and restore wholeness for both parents and children.

“For so much of my life, I was searching for answers with my whole heart,” Alara shared. “Growing up in foster care taught me how to survive, how to be strong, how to keep moving even when my body was tired and my spirit was aching. But deep inside, there was always this quiet question I couldn’t shake: Why do I feel this way?”

After more than a decade of therapy, somatic work, and trauma processing, Alara discovered something that changed everything: genetic wellness.

Through 2 Walk on Water’s sponsorship, she learned that her body wasn’t broken — it was protecting her. The anxiety, fatigue, and sensitivity she once saw as weakness were actually forms of intelligence. Her body had been doing its best to keep her safe.

“When I began to understand my genetics, healing didn’t feel like a battle anymore,” she said. “It felt like coming home.”

Today, Alara’s mission is to help others who are still searching, still hurting, still trying to understand why their body feels like a battlefield — to remind them that nothing is wrong with them, that their story makes sense, and that healing was written into their DNA by God Himself.

Her story reminds us that when one person heals, entire families and communities begin to heal too. This is the heart of Thrive: where science meets compassion, and healing flows back home.