The aftermath of an intense divorce and the change in our family lifestyle altered my definition of what I called family. The relationships I have with my mother and father have gone through many different stages of rebuilding, and I had to accept my parents are people. With issues between my parents bubbling since I was born, there was no choice but to let that pot boil over and burn the view of my family and start a new life.

The Heart Stays Still depicts the collaborative efforts with my parents in slowly transitioning to our new lives after the divorce, and tells the story of accepting new realities. With my mother moving into her own place and learning independence, and my father moving into a house with another family and forgiving himself, I am creating a new beginning for myself and with both my parents.