Montecito, CA, July 9, 2025 — As Texas begins the difficult task of recovering from the devastating floods and unimaginable loss of life, one woman from California is stepping forward to share her story—not to relive the past, but to offer solidarity, compassion and hope to those in the throes of grief and devastation. Kim Cantin and her daughter survived the deadly 2018 Montecito mudslide, a natural disaster that claimed the lives of 23 people, including Cantin’s husband, her teenage son and the family’s beloved dog. She and her daughter, somehow, made it out alive. In the years since the Montecito mudslide, Cantin has become a quiet source of strength for…