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May 26, 20207 min read
From Trauma to Freedom
In that moment, my body was no longer mine; I couldn’t move or speak. He didn’t speak either. The only sound was his heavy breathing...
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Apr 23, 20209 min read
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...
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Dec 13, 20196 min read
To Return to Myself
But what I wish I didn’t remember— what I wish I forgot so completely—was my father’s drinking. My father’s hands as they beat me...
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Dec 12, 20198 min read
The Anatomy of a Warrior
My wheels are a chariot to freedom rather than a temporary crutch to prop me up from the harsh aspects of society...
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Nov 26, 20198 min read
The Great Betrayal
For as long as I can remember, it was always a constant battle for survival...hunger was our close friend...
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Nov 19, 20196 min read
At the Start of My Journey
My childhood was not sweet, to say the least. Instead of love and security, it was filled with mockery and humiliation...
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Aug 9, 20198 min read
The Street Artist
I grew up on a large council estate with high-rise flats as far as the eye could see. It was full of crime, poverty, and drug addicts...
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Aug 1, 20199 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...
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Jun 24, 20197 min read
An Innate Survival
Growing up in the 1980s, we spent our days running off with neighborhood friends, only returning home when the hum of the streetlights ...
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Jun 22, 20197 min read
The Lonesome Battle
I had an eventful and adventure-filled childhood because I was a wild kid. I always found myself in trouble with just about everyone...
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Nov 13, 20186 min read
More Than the Struggle
My childhood was a long-term nightmare that I couldn’t wake up from. My father was very violent and abusive, so I never had a chance...
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Oct 18, 20187 min read
Survival of the Innocent
But things wouldn’t always be so perfect. The world is full of sick, twisted people, and not before long, I became the target...
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Jun 1, 20175 min read
Forgiveness Is the Attribute of the Strong
There are times in life when we must choose whether we hold on to hate, or forgive and forget. Holding on to hate is the more common...
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