My parents married really young and had a total of 12 kids. Sadly, eight died in infancy, leaving them only four to raise...

Those early years were rough on my mother as she was battling demons in the early stages of her alcoholism and drug addiction...

They say that daughters are a blessing, but that was not my reality. You see...for years, I blamed myself for my mother’s death...

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...

Did you get a good look at me? Yes? Look closer. You will see how I carry a laugh in each wrinkle and a song in each one of my beard hairs..

I planned to climb out of my castle and ride my white horse to victory. To me, it sounded simple. Unfortunately, no one told me that a...

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...