We ate ice cubes because it felt like eating. We split a tube of toothpaste between us for dinner." - Liz Murray

The problem may be huge, but your job is not to fix the entire problem. It’s to do what you can with what you have.”

I learned from that time period that, even though the past is always kind of right there, you can decide to start over with a loved one," Liz tells OWN. "I lost my mom, and we did not have enough connection at the time, and I was not going to let that happen again."

Eventually, as I was able to change my circumstances with that help, I went on to start a non-profit (and) began volunteering (so) that I could help (others),