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Walls Break Down, the Sun Comes In
In this moment, I find myself looking back on a road that almost broke me and amazed that I’m still standing...
Apr 23, 20209 min read


What I’m About to Tell You
As I begin to tell you my story, please know that it is painful. Even so, I wish to do so for all the victims out there so that...
Apr 10, 20208 min read


I Am Not Weak
I’ve often wondered what drove me to have those wicked thoughts of wanting to commit suicide. Did I, in fact, have a mental illness?...
Jan 22, 20208 min read


An Invisible War
You never think it’s going to be you until it is. And then it is...
Jan 9, 20208 min read


Even in the Darkest Moments
Growing up, I’ve noticed that many people, especially men, think they are entitled to a lot from a woman. They think they have the right...
Oct 23, 20197 min read


To Witness Something Greater
Although my parents worked very hard, we were a poor family. We often didn’t have the money for heating in the winter...
Aug 13, 20198 min read


Exhale and Recover
If you didn’t know, The Troubles refer to a nasty civil dispute that spanned over 30 years between the British and Irish...
Aug 1, 20199 min read


A Life Not Lost
My father was registered as a sex offender. Over time, my father lost all rights to see me, while my mother’s supervised visits were...
May 30, 20196 min read


Because You Never Know
I grew up watching over my shoulder and trying to keep the peace in our home. Though I breathed the air of misfortune, it did not affect...
May 11, 20197 min read


To Wander Home
I often felt fearful as a young girl. My parents struggled to provide for us, causing an air of tension in our home. But if I wanted...
Apr 26, 20197 min read


To the Other Side
This was the day I was born, miraculously, to a drug-addicted mother who couldn’t take care of me. I was born with fetal alcohol syndrome...
Jan 25, 20197 min read


My Part Two
Most living things remain what they were at birth, however, a butterfly was once a caterpillar, and at the risk of waxing poetic, I...
Jan 17, 20198 min read


Gone Astray
While watching my mother work so hard, I wanted a better bargain at life, a new city and with new destiny. Nothing—I had decided—would...
Jan 3, 20198 min read


To Bear the Past
Most of my fond memories were spending time with my parents and two younger siblings: putting up the Christmas tree together; enjoying...
Sep 26, 20187 min read


All the Hurt
I grew up with a warped understanding of love and received little attention from my parents. I searched for affection all my life, but...
Aug 9, 20187 min read


Finding True Refuge
At the time, Pablo Escobar, a drug lord and narco-terrorist, was wreaking havoc in Colombia and my parents didn’t feel that living there...
Jul 6, 201811 min read


Yesterday Was but a Lie
My life can be best compared to a Lifetime movie. When I tell people about my upbringing, it’s unbelievable to them, but it happened...
May 1, 20187 min read


I Am More Than My Past
People look at me and think they see a girl that has it all together. I rent a condo on my own, I have a loving boyfriend, and...
Apr 13, 20186 min read


The Drive to Rebuild
I did not have an easy beginning. The terror of sexual abuse haunted my adolescence, but I didn’t let that stop me from rising above it...
Feb 23, 20186 min read
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