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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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Apr 10, 20208 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...
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Jan 22, 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?...
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Jan 9, 20208 min read
An Invisible War
You never think it’s going to be you until it is. And then it is...
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Oct 23, 20197 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...
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Aug 13, 20198 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...
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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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May 30, 20196 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...
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May 11, 20197 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...
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Apr 26, 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...
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Jan 25, 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...
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Jan 17, 20198 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...
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Jan 3, 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...
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Sep 26, 20187 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...
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Aug 9, 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...
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Jul 6, 201811 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...
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May 1, 20187 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...
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Apr 13, 20186 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...
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Feb 23, 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...
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