Mahwash Athar from Islamabad Pakistan. Just After I did my Graduation my parents arrange my marriage. I went to Karachi Pakistan as my ex husband resident of Karachi. I lived in joint...
Divorce
Finding my birth mother
Being adopted didn’t give me a better life, but it changed the route of my life journey and I’d like to share a little bit about that with all of you this evening. One day when I was 8...
My struggle with anxiety and depression caused by...
My Struggle With Anxiety and Depression I’m not exactly sure why I have it or what caused it, but I have a pretty good Idea.. I had a hard childhood. We were poor. My parents tried...
Surviving an unhappy home
I was an extremely shy only child of a single mum, living alone with her after her divorce from my dad, and eventually she remarried a creepy guy who claimed to want to adopt me and to love...
You Are Stronger Than You Think You Are
If there is anything that I have learned in my life it is how to have inner strength even when my external world is falling apart. At a young age I learned what inner strength was and how...
From Abuse to Successful & Free
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains descriptions of childhood sexual abuse. In a world where mental toughness is much needed right now, I would love...
My sexual assault stories
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains descriptions of childhood sexual assault. I’m not gonna include any names or in depth detail because I am...
I need to speak up
The first season I coached GOTR – I had only been home for a few years after a bad divorce. Curriculum 1 (this was fall 2012) was so amazing for me that year. I learned so many...
MY STORY
Unfortunately, I have been through a lot. Those who I thought were my friends and family were apathetic. Perhaps getting this “out there” in some way will help me and others. MY...
Life on Brentmoor Ct pt. 1/4
This is a true story. Most of the names have been altered for personal reasons, but the story remains the same. It is a sad story, but not without hope; a redemptive story. My story. Once...