A letter to the me of 2024: a work of gratitude and reflection to the version of me that made it through 2024 with dignity and grace.

How do you survive when life is dragging you down? Here are some helpful tools I have learned to get through--I call it "Survival Mode"

Finding my sparkle after years of not knowing who I was.

News of domestic violence is always hard to hear, and this time is no different. Here are some things I am trying to do to help.

The reaction I have gotten from sharing my story.

After my abuser made his official Alford Plea at the Peoria County Courthouse, he made a social media post that stated that although he...

The beginning of my journey to where I am today.

When I was dropped off at the Orlando airport by my driver, it was so vacant and there were very few people in sight. As I made my way...

My experience in a residential treatment facility in Florida in 2020.

A note to you before you begin to read my story: Trigger warning! This article contains events of abuse and domestic violence. Do not...